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Hebrew
Etymology
From נָצְרַת (natsrát, “Nazareth”) + ־ִי (-í), the city of Jesus' origin, and thus the Hebrew term to identify Christians. Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (nāṣrāyā) and Arabic نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy).
Noun
נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) m (plural indefinite נוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart נוֹצרִיָה)
- Christian
- Nazarene (a resident of Nazareth)
Adjective
נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) (feminine נוֹצְרִית, masculine plural נוֹצְרִיִּים, feminine plural נוֹצְרִיּוֹת)
- Christian (having to do with Christians or Christianity)
- Nazarene (of or referring to Nazareth)
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