Samaritan

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.
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.

Adj

Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.

Name

The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew.

Conceptos

samaritano

Samaritanos

samaritana

Sinónimos

Samaritan Aramaic

savior

good Samaritan

Traducciones

samaritain

samaritano

samaritano

Samariter

Samaritain

Samaritaans

Samaritaan

Samaritanos

Samaritanisch

Samarit

Samaritaner

سامري

araméen samaritain

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/səˈmæɹɪtən/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.