Where does “يسوعي” come from?
يسوعي (Arabic) comes from Arabic يَسُوع, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.
يسوعي (Arabic): Jesuit; Jesuit, a member of the Society of Jesus
Definitions
- Jesuit; Jesuit, a member of the Society of Jesus
Ancestry of “يسوعي”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | يَسُوع | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 3 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 4 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 5 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |