ܝܫܘܥ

ܝܫܘܥ

Aramaic

Etymology

Closely related to Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ‎ (Yešū́a, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ (Yəhōšúa, “Joshua”)

Proper noun

• IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ/

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (Yešūʿ)

1. Jesus
2. Joshua

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Classical Syriac

Proper noun

• (Western) IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /iʃoʕ/

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ or ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (Yešūʿ or Išōʿ)

1. Jesus
2. Joshua

Usage notes

• In Western Syriac dialects written in West Syriac Serṭā, ܝܫܘܥ is vocalized as ܝܶܫܽܘܥ‎ (Yešūʿ), close to the Biblical Hebrew/Aramaic root form יֵשׁוּעַ‎ (Yešūa). Eastern dialects written in East Syriac Maḏnḥāyā use the distinct alternate vocalization ܝܼܫܘܿܥ‎ (Išōʿ).