Samaritan

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

Samaritaans

Samaritaan

Samaritanen

Synoniemen

Samaritan Aramaic

savior

good Samaritan

Vertalingen

samaritano

samaritain

samaritano

Samariter

samaritano

Samaritain

Samarit

Samaritanisch

Samaritaner

سامري

Samaritanos

araméen samaritain

Σαμαριτικό

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/səˈmæɹɪtən/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.