Yahya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. a prophet of Islam.
  2. A male given name from Arabic.
  3. A surname from Arabic.

Word forms

Yahya

Etymology

From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an.

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