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Nasrani

Nasrani noun: a Christian.

Noun (1)

Nasrani (plural Nasranis or Nasara)

  1. A Christian.
  2. A non-Muslim foreigner; a westerner.

Noun (2)

Nasrani (plural Nasranis)

  1. (Aramaic and Indian contexts) Nazarene (follower of Jesus)

Forms of Nasrani

pluralNasranis
pluralNasara

Origin of Nasrani

Borrowed from Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy).

Ultimately from the same source as above.

Words formed from Nasrani

  • Marthoma Nasrani

Questions about Nasrani

What does Nasrani mean?
Nasrani means a Christian.
What part of speech is Nasrani?
Nasrani is a noun.
What is the plural of Nasrani?
The plural of Nasrani is Nasranis.

Words near Nasrani in the dictionary

  1. nasoturbinates
  2. NASPA
  3. NASPGHAN
  4. Nasr
  5. Nasrallah
  6. Nasrani
  7. Nasranis
  8. Nasreddin
  9. Nasreddin Crater
  10. nasri
  11. Nasrid

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