مسيح

See also: مسیح‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م س ح‎ (m-s-ḥ), related to مَسَحَ‎ (masaḥa, “to anoint”). Cognate to the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (mashíakh), whence the Ancient Greek borrowing Μεσσίας (Messías) and the Greek calque Χριστός (Christós), thus the English terms "Messiah" and "Christ".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.siːħ/

Adjective

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) (feminine مَسِيحَة‎ (masīḥa))

anointed

Declension

Declension of adjective مَسِيح (masīḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَسِيح masīḥ	الْمَسِيح‎ al-masīḥ	مَسِيحَة‎ masīḥa	الْمَسِيحَة‎ al-masīḥa
Nominative	مَسِيحٌ masīḥun	الْمَسِيحُ‎ al-masīḥu	مَسِيحَةٌ‎ masīḥatun	الْمَسِيحَةُ‎ al-masīḥatu
Accusative	مَسِيحًا‎ masīḥan	الْمَسِيحَ‎ al-masīḥa	مَسِيحَةً‎ masīḥatan	الْمَسِيحَةَ‎ al-masīḥata
Genitive	مَسِيحٍ masīḥin	الْمَسِيحِ‎ al-masīḥi	مَسِيحَةٍ‎ masīḥatin	الْمَسِيحَةِ‎ al-masīḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَسِيحَيْن‎ masīḥayn	الْمَسِيحَيْن‎ al-masīḥayn	مَسِيحَتَيْن‎ masīḥatayn	الْمَسِيحَتَيْن‎ al-masīḥatayn
Nominative	مَسِيحَانِ‎ masīḥāni	الْمَسِيحَانِ‎ al-masīḥāni	مَسِيحَتَانِ‎ masīḥatāni	الْمَسِيحَتَانِ‎ al-masīḥatāni
Accusative	مَسِيحَيْنِ‎ masīḥayni	الْمَسِيحَيْنِ‎ al-masīḥayni	مَسِيحَتَيْنِ‎ masīḥatayni	الْمَسِيحَتَيْنِ‎ al-masīḥatayni
Genitive	مَسِيحَيْنِ‎ masīḥayni	الْمَسِيحَيْنِ‎ al-masīḥayni	مَسِيحَتَيْنِ‎ masīḥatayni	الْمَسِيحَتَيْنِ‎ al-masīḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَات‎ masīḥāt	الْمَسِيحَات‎ al-masīḥāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَاتٌ‎ masīḥātun	الْمَسِيحَاتُ‎ al-masīḥātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَاتٍ‎ masīḥātin	الْمَسِيحَاتِ‎ al-masīḥāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَاتٍ‎ masīḥātin	الْمَسِيحَاتِ‎ al-masīḥāti

Noun

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) m

messiah, Messiah
‏الْمَسِيح‎ ― al-masīḥ ― the Messiah, Christ

Declension

Declension of noun مَسِيح (masīḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسِيح masīḥ	الْمَسِيح‎ al-masīḥ	مَسِيح masīḥ
Nominative	مَسِيحٌ masīḥun	الْمَسِيحُ‎ al-masīḥu	مَسِيحُ masīḥu
Accusative	مَسِيحًا‎ masīḥan	الْمَسِيحَ‎ al-masīḥa	مَسِيحَ masīḥa
Genitive	مَسِيحٍ masīḥin	الْمَسِيحِ‎ al-masīḥi	مَسِيحِ masīḥi

Derived terms

مَسِيحِيّ‎ (masīḥiyy)

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