信士

信士

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (信士)		信	士

Etymology

First attested in Muhammad Ma Jian's Chinese translation of the Quran, which serves as the Chinese term for the Quranic Arabic term يأيها الذين آمنوا‎ (“O you who believe”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xìnshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnshyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìnshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsin4-shih4
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon³ si⁶
    • Yale: seun sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ siː²²/

Noun

信士

1. (Islam) believer; faithful Muslim

   信士的長官 / 信士的长官  ―  xìnshì de zhǎngguān  ―  Commander of the Faithful

   信士們啊！你們當多多記念安拉， [MSC, trad.]
   信士们啊！你们当多多记念安拉， [MSC, simp.]

   Xìnshì men a! Nǐmen dāng duōduō jìniàn Ānlā, [Pinyin]

   O believers! Remember Allah a lot,

   安拉及其天使們的確祝福先知。信士們啊！你們當祝福他，當祝他平安！ [MSC, trad.]
   安拉及其天使们的确祝福先知。信士们啊！你们当祝福他，当祝他平安！ [MSC, simp.]

   Ānlā jí qí tiānshǐ men díquè zhùfú xiānzhī. Xìnshì men a! Nǐmen dāng zhùfú tā, dāng zhù tā píng'ān! [Pinyin]

   Indeed, Allah and His angels bless the Prophet. O believers! Bless him and wish him peace!

   信士們啊！你們當敬畏安拉，當說實話。 [MSC, trad.]
   信士们啊！你们当敬畏安拉，当说实话。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xìnshì men a! Nǐmen dāng jìngwèi Ānlā, dāng shuō shíhuà. [Pinyin]

   O believers! Fear Allah and speak the truth.

Derived terms

信士的長官／信士的长官