Samaritan

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

samaritain

Samaritain

araméen samaritain

Samaritains

samaritaine

Samaritaine

Synonymes

Samaritan Aramaic

savior

good Samaritan

Traductions

samaritano

samaritano

Samariter

samaritano

Samaritaans

Samaritaan

سامري

Samaritanisch

Samaritaner

Samaritanos

Samarit

Samaritani

samaritana

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/səˈmæɹɪtən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.