Given name · Arabic
عيسى
“the Purchaser”
عيسى (ʕīsā) is a masculine given name, possibly from Aramaic. It is used in Arabic.
ArabicWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Issa.
Meaning & origin
What it means
عيسى possibly goes back to a word meaning “the Purchaser.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
عيسى’s family of names
In Arabic usage, عيسى has a later derivative in Issa. In Arabic usage, عيسى has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jesus.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
عيسى has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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