Etymology

Masih

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Today it means: A surname used extensively among Christians of Northern South Asia. Full definition →

Hindi मसीह ← Urdu مسیح ← Classical Persian مَسِيح
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromمَسِيح“anointed, messiah”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromمَسِيح“messiah, Christ”
  3. Urdu · derived fromمسیح“Christ, messiah”
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromमसीह
  5. English todayMasih

Borrowed from Hindi मसीह (masīh), from Urdu مسیح (“Christ, messiah”), from Classical Persian مَسِيح (“messiah, Christ”), from Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ, “anointed, messiah”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.