Samaritan

samaritan samaritán English Etymology From en la Samarītānus, from en grc Σαμαρείτης, from grc Σαμαρεία Samaria, derived from en hbo שֹׁמְרוֹנִים Šōmərôním and hbo שֹׁמְרוֹן Šōmərôn respectively. Attested in Old English. Pronunciation en /səˈmæɹɪtən/ RP en /səˈmɛɹɪtən/ GA en En-us-Samaritan.ogg GA en Sa mar i tan Noun A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region. en 2009 w:Diarmaid MacCulloch A History of Christianity 62 Penguin 2010 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. A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37). en UK A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public. Coordinate terms Derived terms en Samaritaness Samaritan Aramaic Good Samaritan Samaritanism Translations a native or inhabitant of Samaria Arabic: ar سَامِرِيّ m Catalan: ca samarità m Cherokee: chr ᎠᏌᎺᎵ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 撒馬利亞人 saat3 maa5 lei6 aa3 jan4 Mandarin: cmn 撒馬利亞人 Sāmǎlìyàrén Coptic: cop ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ Czech: cs samaritán m, cs samaritánka f Danish: da samaritaner c Dutch: nl Samaritaan m, nl Samaritaanse f Finnish: fi samarialainen French: fr Samaritain m, fr Samaritaine f Galician: gl samaritano m German: de Samariter m, de Samariterin f Hebrew: he שׁוֹמְרוֹנִי m shomroní Samaritan Hebrew: smp ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓ Hindi: hi सामरी m Italian: it samaritano m, it samaritana f Manx: gv Samaaragh m Old Church Slavonic: cu самарѣнꙑн҄и f, cu самарѣнинъ m Polish: pl Samarytanin m, pl Samarytanka f Portuguese: pt samaritano m Russian: ru самаритя́нин m, ru самаритя́нка f Spanish: es samaritano m, es samaritana f Swedish: sv samarier c, sv samarit c Volapük: vo Samaritänan m f, vo hi-Samaritänan m, vo ji-Samaritänan f Adjective - Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans. Translations of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans Catalan: ca samarità Coptic: cop ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ Danish: da samaritansk Dutch: nl Samaritaans Finnish: fi samarialainen French: fr samaritain m, fr samaritaine f Galician: gl samaritano Hindi: hi सामरी Italian: it samaritano Manx: gv Samaaragh Old English: ang Samaritanisċ Polish: pl samarytański Portuguese: pt samaritano Russian: ru самаритя́нский Spanish: es samaritano Swedish: sv samarisk Volapük: vo Samaritänik region; vo Samaritänanik m f, vo hi-Samaritänanik m, vo ji-Samaritänanik f Proper noun The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew. Anagrams en aaaimnrst Sarmatian en Abrahamism Alphabets Ancient Near East Languages Suicide