يحيى
Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Some scholars claim it derives from an alternative reading of the undotted rasm ىحںى / ںحںى (visually ىحىى), perhaps by influence of the verb form يَحْيَا (yaḥyā, “he is alive”), from underlying *يُحَنَّى (yuḥannā), eventually from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān), but this has been disputed. Compare the Christian Arabic form يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā).
Proper noun
يَحْيَى • (yaḥyā) m
- (Islam) John (the Baptist)
- a male given name, Yahya or Yehia
Usage notes
يَحْيَى (yaḥyā) is used almost exclusively in Islamic and Mandaean contexts. Arabic-speaking Christians refer to John as يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā).
Declension
| singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
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| nominative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
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| accusative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
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| genitive | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
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See also
Islamic prophetsedit
- آدَم (ʔādam)
- إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs)
- نُوح (nūḥ)
- هُود (hūd)
- صَالِح (ṣāliḥ)
- إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)
- لُوط (lūṭ)
- إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)
- إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)
- يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
- يُوسُف (yūsuf)
- أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb)
- ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl)
- شُعَيْب (šuʕayb)
- مُوسَى (mūsā)
- هَارُون (hārūn)
- دَاوُد (dāwud)
- سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)
- يُونُس (yūnus)
- إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās)
- الْيَسَع (al-yasaʕ)
- زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā)
- يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)
- عِيسَى (ʕīsā)
- مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)
Etymology 2
Verb
يَحْيَى • (yaḥyā)