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Samaritan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /səˈmɛɹɪtən/ (General-American)
  • /səˈmæɹɪtən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.

Translations (21)

gl samaritano (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · pl samarytański (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · it samaritano (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · vo hi-Samaritänanik (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · sv samarisk (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · vo Samaritänanik (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · vo Samaritänik (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · fr samaritaine (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · ang Samaritanisċ (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · fr samaritain (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · vo ji-Samaritänanik (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · nl Samaritaans (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · da samaritansk (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · cop ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · fi samarialainen (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · ca samarità (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · gv Samaaragh (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · pt samaritano (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · ru самаритя́нский (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · es samaritano (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans) · hi सामरी (of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans)

Samaritan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /səˈmɛɹɪtən/ (General-American)
  • /səˈmæɹɪtən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.

Meanings

  1. A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.
    • Many of these despised people built a rival temple on Mount Gerizim in the central Palestinian territory known as Samaria, and hence they were called Samaritans (a word of contempt to Jews); in very reduced numbers, they still live round their sacred mountain now. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 62:
  2. A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37).
  3. (UK) A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public.

Forms

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Samaritans Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Samaritanism · Samaritaness · Samaritan Aramaic · Good Samaritan

Translations (37)

nl Samaritaan (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · cmn 撒馬利亞人 /撒马利亚人 (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · ru самаритя́нка (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · he שׁוֹמְרוֹנִי (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · da samaritaner (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · vo Samaritänan (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · nl Samaritaanse (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · cs samaritán (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · vo ji-Samaritänan (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · sv samarit (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · ar سَامِرِيّ (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · cu самарѣнꙑн҄и (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · yue 撒馬利亞人 /撒马利亚人 (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · cop ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · it samaritana (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · pl Samarytanin (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · fi samarialainen (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · cs samaritánka (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · de Samariter (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · es samaritana (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · it samaritano (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · vo hi-Samaritänan (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · fr Samaritaine (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · fr Samaritain (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · de Samariterin (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · ru самаритя́нин (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · chr ᎠᏌᎺᎵ (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · pl Samarytanka (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · gv Samaaragh (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · smp ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓ (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · gl samaritano (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · cu самарѣнинъ (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · hi सामरी (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · es samaritano (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · ca samarità (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · pt samaritano (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) · sv samarier (a native or inhabitant of Samaria)

Samaritan en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /səˈmɛɹɪtən/ (General-American)
  • /səˈmæɹɪtən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.

Meanings

  1. The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew.