مسيح

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَسِيح (masīḥ) (masculine plural مُسَحَاء (musaḥāʔ) or مَسْحَى (masḥā))

  1. anointed

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Noun

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مَسِيح (masīḥm (plural مُسَحَاء (musaḥāʔ) or مَسْحَى (masḥā))

  1. messiah, Messiah
    الْمَسِيحal-masīḥthe Messiah, Christ

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