مسيح

See also: مسیح‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م س ح‎ (m-s-ḥ), related to مَسَحَ‎ (masaḥa, “to anoint”). Cognate to the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (mashíakh), whence the Ancient Greek borrowing Μεσσίας (Messías) and the Greek calque Χριστός (Christós), thus the English terms "Messiah" and "Christ".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.siːħ/

Adjective

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) (feminine مَسِيحَة‎ (masīḥa))

  1. anointed

Declension

Noun

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) m

  1. messiah, Messiah
    ‏الْمَسِيح‎ ― al-masīḥ ― the Messiah, Christ

Declension

Derived terms

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