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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܢܵܨܪܲܬ݂ (nāṣraṯ, “Nazareth”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Hebrew נוֹצְרִי (notzrí) and Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy), نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy), and نَصْرَاوِيّ (naṣrāwiyy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) (feminine ܢܵܨܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nāṣrāytā), plural ܢܵܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nāṣrāyē))
- Nazarene (of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people)
- Christian (of or pertaining to Christianity or followers of Jesus of Nazareth)
- Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܸܣܛܝܵܢܵܐ (krisṭyānā)
Noun
ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) m (plural ܢܵܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nāṣrāyē), feminine ܢܵܨܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nāṣrāytā))
- Nazarene (person who resides in or is from Nazareth)
- Christian (follower of Jesus of Nazareth)
- Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܸܣܛܝܵܢܵܐ (krisṭyānā)
Proper noun
ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) m
- Nazarene (epithet of Jesus Christ)
Derived terms