נוצרי

Hebrew

Etymology

From נָצְרַת (natsrát, “Nazareth”) +‎ ־ִי (-í), the city of Jesus' origin, and thus the Hebrew term to identify Christians. Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (nāṣrāyā) and Arabic نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy).

Noun

נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) m (plural indefinite נוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart נוֹצרִיָה)

1. Christian
2. Nazarene (a resident of Nazareth)

Descendants

• → Yiddish: נוצרי (notstri)

Adjective

נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) (feminine נוֹצְרִית, masculine plural נוֹצְרִיִּים, feminine plural נוֹצְרִיּוֹת)

1. Christian (having to do with Christians or Christianity)
2. Nazarene (of or referring to Nazareth)

See also

• נַצְרוּת f (natsrút, “Christianity”)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נוצרי.

Noun

נוצרי • (notstri) m, plural נוצרים (notsrem)

1. Christian (person)

   Synonym: קריסט (krist)

2. Christ (the person)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 124