مسيحي

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Arabic

Root
م س ح (m s ḥ)
11 terms

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مَسِيح (masīḥ, Messiah) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَسِيحِيّ (masīḥiyy) (feminine مَسِيحِيَّة (masīḥiyya), masculine plural مَسِيحِيُّونَ (masīḥiyyūna), feminine plural مَسِيحِيَّات (masīḥiyyāt))

  1. Christian
    Synonym: نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy)
    • a. 1328, Ibn Taymiyyah, “نصح الإمام لغازان وأتباعه”, in مجموع الفتاوى, volume 28, Medina, Saudi Arabia: King Fahd Complex, published 2004, →ISBN, pages 625–626:
      أَمَّا فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُثِيبُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَيَأْجُرُ عَلَيْهِ، وَهَذَا مِمَّا لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ عِنْدَ الْعُلَمَاءِ الْمَسِيحِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَتَّبِعُونَ الْهَوَى؛ بَلْ كُلُّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَى اللَّهَ وَأَنْصَفَ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُمْ أُسِرُوا بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ لَا سِيَّمَا مَنْ أُخِذَ غَدْرًا، وَٱللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَأْمُرِ الْمَسِيحَ وَلَا أَحَدًا مِنْ الْحَوَارِيِّينَ وَلَا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ الْمَسِيحَ عَلَى دِينِهِ، لَا بِأَسْرِ أَهْلِ مِلَّةِ إبْرَاهِيمَ وَلَا بِقَتْلِهِمْ.
      ʔammā fī l-ʔāḵirati faʔinna l-laha yuṯību ʕalā ḏalika wayaʔjuru ʕalayhi, wahaḏā mimmā lā rayba fīhi ʕinda l-ʕulamāʔi al-masīḥiyyīna allaḏīna lā yattabiʕūna l-hawā; bal kullu mani ttaqā l-laha waʔanṣafa ʕalima ʔannahum ʔusirū biḡayri ḥaqqin lā siyyamā man ʔuḵiḏa ḡadran, wal-lahu taʕālā lam yaʔmuri l-masīḥa walā ʔaḥadan min al-ḥawāriyyīna walā mani ttabaʕa l-masīḥa ʕalā dīnihi, lā biʔasri ʔahli millati ʔibrāhīma walā biqatlihim.
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Declension

Noun

مَسِيحِيّ (masīḥiyym (plural مَسِيحِيُّونَ (masīḥiyyūna), feminine مَسِيحِيَّة (masīḥiyya))

  1. Christian
    Synonym: نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy)

Declension

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م س ح
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَسِيحِيّ (masīḥiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.siː.ħi/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

مسيحي (masīḥi) (feminine مسيحيّة (masīḥiyye), common plural مسيحيّين (masīḥiyyīn))

  1. Christian
    Synonym: نصراني (naṣrāni)

Noun

مسيحي (masīḥim (plural مسيحيّين (masīḥiyyīn), feminine مسيحيّة (masīḥiyye))

  1. Christian
    Synonym: نصراني (naṣrāni)