Idris
See also: idris
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Idris f, also m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Platygastridae – certain parasitoid wasps.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Platygastroidea - superfamily; Platygastridae - family; Scelioninae - subfamily; Baeini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): For some of the many species, see Idris (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Idris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Idris (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Idris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Idris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Idris
- A male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).
Proper noun
Idris
- (Islam) a prophet in Islam; traditionally identified with the biblical Enoch.
- A male given name from Arabic.
- 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 490:
- "Where do you keep your cash, bub?" asked Idris hoarsely. His American was better than Hassan's English.
- A surname from Arabic [in turn transferred from the given name]
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [i.dres]
- Rhymes: -dris, -is
Proper noun
Idris (Jawi spelling إدريس)
- (Islam) A prophet in Islam.
- a male given name from Arabic
Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔidɾis/ [ʔɪd̪ˈɾis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: Id‧ris
Proper noun
Idris (Sulat Sūg spelling اِدْرِسْ)
- (Islam) A prophet in Islam.
- a male given name from Arabic
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh Iudris, from *jʉð (“lord”) + an uncertain second element, likely the root of the name Rhys.[1][2]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Idris m
- a male given name
Derived terms
- Cadair Idris
Descendants
- → English: Idris
References
- ^ Kenneth Jackson (1953) Language and History in Early Britain; A Chronological Survey of the Brittonic languages, First to Twelfth Century A.D., Oxford University Press, pages 430, 562
- ^ Katherine Forsyth (2020) “Protecting a Pict? further thoughts on the inscribed silver chape from St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland ”, in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, volume 149, pages 11–12