ܝܫܘܥ

Closely related to Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ‎ (Yešū́a, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ (Yəhōšúa, “Joshua”)

• IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ/

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (Yešūʿ)

1. Jesus
2. Joshua

• (Western) IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /iʃoʕ/

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ or ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (Yešūʿ or Išōʿ)

1. Jesus
2. Joshua

• In Western Syriac dialects written in West Syriac Serṭā, ܝܫܘܥ is vocalized as ܝܶܫܽܘܥ‎ (Yešūʿ), close to the Biblical Hebrew/Aramaic root form יֵשׁוּעַ‎ (Yešūa). Eastern dialects written in East Syriac Maḏnḥāyā use the distinct alternate vocalization ܝܼܫܘܿܥ‎ (Išōʿ).