نصراني

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نصراني

/nasˤ.raː.nijj/

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of نَاصِرَة (nāṣira) + ـَانـ (-ān-) + ـِيّ (-iyy), based on a modified form of النَّاصِرَة (an-nāṣira, “Nazareth”). Compare Hebrew נוֹצְרִי (nots'rí) and Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (nāṣrāyā).

adjective نَصْرَانِيّ · naṣrāniyy · نَصْرَانِيَّة · نَصَارَى · نَصْرَانِيَّات

Christian
Similar: مَسِيحِيّ
obsolete, rare Nazarene
Similar: نَاصِرِيّ

noun نَصْرَانِيّ · naṣrāniyy · نَصَارَى · نَصْرَانِيَّة · نَصْرَانِي · النَّصْرَانِي

a Christian مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَٰكِنْ كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا
Similar: مَسِيحِيّ
obsolete, rare a Nazarene وَجَدْنَا هَذَا الْمُتَّهَمَ مُخَرِّباً، يُثِيرُ الْفِتْنَةَ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الْيَهُودِ فِي الْبِلادِ كُلِّهَا، وَهُوَ يَتَزَعَّمُ مَذْهَبَ النَّصَارَى
Similar: نَاصِرِيّ

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Christian member of the Christian religion

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MLA

"نصراني." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

نصراني. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A

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"نصراني." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نصراني},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}