إسكندر

Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). The initial syllable of the original name was lost because it was interpreted as the definite article الْ (al-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔis.kan.dar/
- IPA^(key): /skan.dar/ (dialectal)

Proper noun

إسْكَنْدَر • (ʔiskandar) m

a male given name, Iskandar, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander

Related terms

الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya)

Descendants

→ Amharic: እስክንድር (ʾəskəndər)
→ Indonesian: Iskandar
→ Northern Kurdish: Îskenderê
→ Madurese: ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (iskandar)
→ Malay: Iskandar
→ Cheke Holo: Iskandal
→ Classical Persian: اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar) (see there for further descendants)