Isho

Isho
Pronunciation
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameClassical Syriac: ܝܫܘܥ (Ishoʿ)
Unvocalized Syriac form of the name of Jesus

Isho (Syriac: ܝܼܫܘܿܥ or ܐܝܼܫܘܿܥ īšōʕ), a cognate of the Hebrew term Yeshua, is the Eastern Syriac (Madnḥāyā) pronunciation of the Aramaic form of the name of Jesus. The name is borrowed from Classical Syriac (contrasting with the Western Serṭō form Yešūʿ) and is a male given name.

It is still commonly used as a name for Jesus among Syriac Christians (namely Assyrians) of West Asia and Saint Thomas Christians of India. Other variations of the name in spelling or pronunciation include Esho and Eeshoa. In the West and East Syriac Rites, the name is pronounced with the ‘Ayin (ʿ / ˤ / ʕ). However, a historical phonological shift whereby guttural phonemes weakened, including the ʿayn, whose lenition widely led to its gradual loss in spoken language, furthermore affecting the pronunciation of the name. In certain Eastern Aramaic varieties forms with an initial ʿayn (or its reflex) and an apocopated final ʿayn are attested, such as Classical Mandaic, where the name for Jesus is rendered ʿ-š-u (ࡏࡔࡅ ʿĪšū or ʿĒšu), though the ʿayin is pronounced like a regular long ī or ē.

The Arabic form ʿĪsā (عيسى), used as the name for Jesus in the Quran, is also widely considered by scholars to derive from the East Syriac version.


Persons with this name include:

Names with Ishoʿ as a component include:

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Al-Jallad, Ahmad; Al-Manaser, Ali (2021). "The Pre-Islamic Divine Name ʿsy and the Background of the Qurʾānic Jesus". Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association. 6 (1): 107–136. doi:10.5913/jiqsa.6.2021.a004.Macuch, Rudolf (1 September 1965). Handbook of Classical and Modern Mandaic (1st ed.). De Gruyter. p. 649. ISBN 3110002612.
  7. ↑ Jeffery, Arthur (1938). The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qur'ān. Baroda: Oriental Institute. pp. 218–220.
  8. ↑ Robinson, Neal (2003). "Jesus". In McAuliffe, Jane Dammen (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān. Vol. 3. Leiden: Brill. pp. 7–21 (here pp. 8–10). ISBN 978-90-04-12354-0.
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