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Where does “عیسائی” come from?

عیسائی (Urdu) comes from Urdu عِیسیٰ, from Arabic عِيسَى, from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — Joshua.

عیسائی (Urdu): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “عیسائی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduعِیسیٰ—
2ArabicعِيسَىJesus
3HebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַJoshua
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