Magi

See also: magi, mágí, magì, mägi, and Mägi

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪdʒaɪ/

Proper noun

Magi (plurale tantum)

(Christian Bible) The wise men that met and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, but in fact unknown in number).
(astronomy) The three bright stars that form Orion's Belt.

Translations

the wise men who gave gifts to Jesus

Arabic: (singular) مَجُوس‎‎ m (majūs)
Catalan: Reis d'Orient (ca) m pl
Chinese:
Mandarin: 賢者 (zh), 贤者 (zh) (xiánzhě)
Dutch: wijzen uit het oosten pl, drie koningen pl
French: Rois mages (fr) m
Galician: Os Reis Magos m pl
Greek: Μάγος m (Mágos), Μάγοι m pl (Mágoi)
Ancient: μάγοι m pl (mágoi)

Hungarian: háromkirályok, napkeleti bölcsek
Italian: Maghi m pl, maghi (it) m pl
Japanese: 賢者 (けんじゃ, kenja)
Latin: magi m pl, Magi m pl
Persian: (singular) مغ‎‎ (fa) (moğ)
Portuguese: reis magos m pl
Russian: волхвы́ (ru) m pl (volxvý), ма́ги (ru) m pl (mági), мудрецы́ (ru) m pl (mudrecý), (old Russian) куде́сники (ru) m pl (kudésniki)
Spanish: Magos m pl, magos (es) m pl, Reyes Magos (es) m pl, Tres Reyes m pl
Tagalog: Tatlóng Harìng Mágo, Tatlóng Harì

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