Urdu

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نَصْرانی (nasrānīm or f (formal plural نصاریٰ, Hindi spelling नसरानी) (rare)

  1. (Islam) Christian
    Synonyms: عِیسائی ('īsāī), مَسِیحی (masīhī)
  2. Saint Thomas Christian (Mar Thoma Nasrani)
    Synonyms: مار توما مسیحی (mār tomā masīhī), ملنکرا نصرانی (malaṅkarā nasrānī)

References

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  • نصرانی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • نصرانی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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