How to say "Passover; Easter" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningPassover; Easter
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
فِصْح
fiṣḥפצח
فصح
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
פסח
pesakhپِسَاخ
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Fiṣḥ is Aramaic pasḥā borrowed into Arabic — itself straight from Hebrew פסח. Arab Christians use it for Easter; Arabic-speaking Jews use the same word for Passover. One festival name, three languages.
Related Hebrew word:פסחpesakhپِسَاخ
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In a phrase
عِيد الْفِصْح
ʿīd al-fiṣḥעיד אל-פצחEaster / the Passover festival