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	*[[Christianity in India]]		*[[Christianity in India]]
	*[[Christianity in Pakistan]]		*[[Christianity in Pakistan]]

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{{Short description|Proper name of Arabic origin meaning 'Messiah' or 'Christ'}}
{{About|the proper name|the use in religion|Masih (title)|other uses|Masih}}
'''Masih''' ({{lang-ar|مسيح|Masīḥ}}), also spelled '''Mesih''' or '''Maseeh''', is a name of Arabic origin which means '[[Messiah]]' or '[[Christ (title)|Christ]]'. The word {{transl|ar|Masīḥ}} is the Arabic form of the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] title {{transl|he|Māshīaḥ}} ({{lang-he|מָשִׁיחַ|label=none}}) or the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] title {{transl|grc|Khristós}} ({{lang-grc|Χριστός|label=none}}), meaning "anointed one". It is used as a [[Names and titles of Jesus in the Quran|name and title]] for [[Jesus in Islam|Jesus]] in the [[Quran]], and is also the common word used by [[Arab Christians]] for Christ.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Robinson|first=Neal|year=2005|title=Jesus|editor1-last=McAuliffe|editor1-first=Jane Dammen|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān|publisher=Brill|doi=10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQCOM_00099}}</ref>

Masih is also a common Christian surname in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] ({{lang-hi|मसीह}}, {{lang-ur|مسیح}}).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kuklin |first1=Susan |title=Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery |date=2013 |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |isbn=9781466860681 |language=English |quote=Many Christians in Pakistan have the surname Masih.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aZfqAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT17&lpg=PT17#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> Some people in India and Pakistan have adopted the surname Masih after their [[conversion to Christianity]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sahoo |first1=Sarbeswar |title=Pentecostalism and Politics of Conversion in India |date=2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781108553551 |pages=45–46 |language=English|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RnhTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA45&dq=With+their+conversion,+they+dropped+their+ethnic+surname&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjigoDJ5tjyAhXXhP0HHV1fDJcQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=With%20their%20conversion%2C%20they%20dropped%20their%20ethnic%20surname&f=false}}</ref>

In [[Mughal India]] (1526–1857), Christians such as the [[Bourbons of India]] were honoured with the title Masih.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|volume=93, Part 1 |date=1972 |publisher=Times of India Press |page=51 |language=English |quote=The members of the royal family used to give the new-born Bourbons their own names after which "Masih" was added — a Mughal tradition of honouring Christians as well as a common North Indian Christian surname.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3M6AQAAIAAJ&q=The+members+of+the+royal+family+used+to+give+the+new-born+Bourbons+their+own+names+after+which+%22Masih%22+was+added+%E2%80%94+a+Mughal+tradition+of+honouring+Christians+as+well+as+a+common+North+Indian+Christian+surname.&dq=The+members+of+the+royal+family+used+to+give+the+new-born+Bourbons+their+own+names+after+which+%22Masih%22+was+added+%E2%80%94+a+Mughal+tradition+of+honouring+Christians+as+well+as+a+common+North+Indian+Christian+surname.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2tK_v6djyAhW4_7sIHVJgB9AQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg}}</ref>

== Historical ==

*[[Dionysius bar Masih]] (died 1204), leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church
*[[Mesih Pasha]] (died 1501), Ottoman Grand Admiral and later Grand Vizier
*[[Mesihi of Prishtina]] ({{circa}} 1470–1512), Ottoman poet
*[[Hadim Mesih Pasha]] (died 1589), Ottoman Grand Vizier

==Modern==

=== Given name ===
* [[Bir Masih Saunta]] (born 1969), Indian politician
* [[Masih Alinejad]] (born 1976), Iranian journalist and writer
* [[Masih Masihnia]], Iranian footballer
* [[Masih Saighani]], Afghan footballer
* [[Masihullah Barakzai|Masih Ullah Barakzai]], Afghan footballer
* [[Masih Zahedi]], Iranian footballer
* [[Muhammad Masihullah Khan]] (1911/1912–1992), Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar

=== Surname ===

*[[Akram Masih Gill]], Pakistani politician
*[[Arif Masih Bhatti|Arif Masih]], (born 1970) Pakistani politician
*[[Fariborz Maseeh]], Iranian-American engineer
*[[Ijaz Masih]], Pakistani politician
*[[Iqbal Masih]] (1983–1995), Pakistani boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in the developing world
*[[Michael Masih]] (born 1985), Pakistani football player
*[[Naeem Masih]] (born 1987), Pakistani para-athlete
*[[Rakesh Masih]] (born 1987), Indian football player
*[[Shazia Masih]] (1997–2010), Pakistani torture victim

== See also ==
{{Portal|Christianity|Islam|Afghanistan|India|Iran|Pakistan}}
*[[Christianity in India]]
*[[Christianity in Pakistan]]
*[[Christianity in the Middle East]]
*[[Jai Masih Ki]], Hindi-Urdu greeting phrase meaning 'Victory to Christ'
*[[List of Arabic given names]]
*[[Masih (title)]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Arabic given names]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Pakistani origin]]

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