ܝܫܘܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, “Joshua”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key):

Proper noun

ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (īšōˁ) m

1. (biblical) Jesus
2. (biblical) Joshua
3. a male given name
4. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (īšōˁ mšīḥā, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܼܫܘܿܥܵܝܵܐ (īšōˁāyā)

Interjection

ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (īšōˁ)

1. Said to someone who has just sneezed or coughed, as a polite remark or short prayer
2. Said to someone who has just tripped as a short prayer

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• יֵשׁוּע (yēšûʿ)

Etymology

Closely related to Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, “Joshua”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /jəʃuʕ/
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key):
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key):

In Western Syriac dialects written in West Syriac Serṭā, ܝܫܘܥ is vocalized as ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (yešuʿ), close to the Biblical Hebrew/Aramaic root form יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ). Eastern dialects written in East Syriac Maḏnḥāyā use the distinct alternate vocalization ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ (ʾīšōʿ), resulting from a common vocalization of the initial syllable /jə/ into and a lowering of the vowel /u/ to preceding a guttural.

Proper noun

ܝܫܘܼܥ or ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ or ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (yešuʕ or ʾīšōʿ or yešuʿ) m

1. (biblical) Jesus
2. (biblical) Joshua
3. a male given name

Derived terms

• ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (yešuʿ mšiḥo, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (ʾīšōʿ mšīḥā, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܫܘܥܝܐ (yəšūʿāyā)

Descendants

• → Aghwan: 𐔺𐔴𐕐𐕒 (yešo)
• → Chinese: 移鼠 (Yíshǔ), 夷數／夷数 (Yíshù)
  • Mandarin: 移鼠 (Yíshǔ)
  • Mandarin: 夷數／夷数 (Yíshù)
• → Malayalam: ഈശോ (īśō)

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 410a

Turoyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəʃuʕ/

Proper noun

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (yëšūʿ)

1. (biblical) Jesus
2. a male given name