مسیحی

See also: مسيحي

Persian

Etymology

(masih) +‎ (-i)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.siː.ˈhiː], [ma.seː.ˈhiː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.seː.ɦíː], [mä.seː.ɦíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.siːíː], [mä.seː.jíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.sií], [mä.sií]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.siː.ɦíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.si.ɦí], [mä.se.ɦí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	masīhī, masēhī
Dari reading^?	masīhī, masēhī
Iranian reading^?	masihi
Tajik reading^?	masihi, masehī

Adjective


Iranian Persian	مسیحی
Dari	مسیحی
Tajik	масеҳӣ, масиҳӣ

مسیحی • (masihi)

Christian

Noun

مسیحی • (masihi) (plural مسیحیان (masihiân) or مسیحی‌ها (masihi-hâ))

Christian
Synonyms: نصرانی (nasrâni), (archaic) ترسا (tarsâ), (archaic) عیسائی ('isâ'i), (archaic) عیسوی ('isavi)

Related terms

مسیح (masih)
مسیحیت (masihiyat)

Urdu

Etymology

From مسیح (masīh, “Messiah; Christ”) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.siː.ɦiː/
Rhymes: -iː
Hyphenation: مَ‧سِی‧حِی

Adjective

مَسِیحی • (masīhī) (Hindi spelling मसीही)

Christian; relating to Christianity or Christ.
Anno Domini; Christian Era
Synonym: عِیسْوی (ʻīsvī)

Noun

مَسِیحی • (masīhī) m (Hindi spelling मसीही)

(Christianity) a Christian
Synonyms: نصرانی (naṣrāni), عیسائی (ʻīsā'ī)

Usage notes

Preferred term by the Urdu-speaking Christians. عیسائی (ʻīsā'ī) can also be used, and largely used by Muslims, but could potentially carry a derogatory sense with it.

Derived terms

مسیحیت (masīhiyat)

References

“مسیحی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“مسیحی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مسيح”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

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