المسيح

Arabic

Etymology

Definite form of مَسِيح‎ (masīḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.ma.siːħ/

Proper noun

الْمَسِيح • (al-masīḥ) m

  1. (Christianity, Islam) Christ; the Messiah (Jesus of Nazareth)
  2. (Judaism) the awaited Messiah

Usage notes
  • Since Jesus is called يَسُوع‎ (yasūʿ) by Christians and عِيسَى‎ (ʿīsā) by Muslims, just اَلْمَسِيح‎ (al-masīḥ) is often used wherever a neutral term accepted by both religions is intended.

Declension
Declension of noun الْمَسِيح (al-masīḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْمَسِيح
al-masīḥ		 —
Nominative — الْمَسِيحُ
al-masīḥu		 —
Accusative — الْمَسِيحَ
al-masīḥa		 —
Genitive — الْمَسِيحِ
al-masīḥi		 —

Derived terms
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