Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masih

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: masih
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname used extensively among Christians of Northern South Asia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मसीह (masīh), from Urdu مسیح (“Christ, messiah”), from Classical Persian مَسِيح (“messiah, Christ”), from Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ, “anointed, messiah”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: مسیح, مَسِيح

Inflected Forms

Masihs (plural)

Questions

What does masih mean?: A surname used extensively among Christians of Northern South Asia.
Where does masih come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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