يحيى
Arabic
Etymology
Seemingly an alteration of يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā). First attested in the Koran, which claims that no one had ever received the name prior to John the Baptist (Koran 19:7).
Proper noun
يَحْيَى • (yaḥyā) m
- (Islam) John (the Baptist)
- A male given name, Yahya, Yehia
Declension
Declension of noun يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
— |
| Nominative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
— |
| Accusative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
— |
| Genitive | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
— |
Usage notes
يَحْيَى (yaḥyā) is used almost exclusively in Islamic contexts. Arabic-speaking Christians refer to John as يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā).
See also
- (Islamic prophets) آدَم (ʾādam), إِدْرِيس (ʾidrīs), نُوح (nūḥ), هُود (hūd), صَالِح (ṣāliḥ), إِبْرَاهِيم (ʾibrāhīm), لُوط (lūṭ), إِسْمَاعِيل (ʾismāʿīl), إِسْحَاق (ʾisḥāq), يَعْقُوب (yaʿqūb), يُوسُف (yūsuf), أَيُّوب (ʾayyūb), ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl), شُعَيْب (šuʿayb), مُوسَى (mūsā), هَارُون (hārūn), دَاوُد (dāwūd), سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān), يُونُس (yūnus), إِلْيَاس (ʾilyās), الْيَسَع (al-yasaʿ), زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), عِيسَى (ʿīsā), مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)
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