يحيى

See also: يحيي and يحيا

Arabic

Pronunciation

Etymology

Seemingly an alteration of يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā). First attested in the Quran.

Proper noun

يَحْيَى (yaḥyā) m

  1. (Islam) John (the Baptist)
  2. A male given name, Yahya, Yehia

Declension

Usage notes

يَحْيَى (yaḥyā) is used almost exclusively in Islamic contexts. Arabic-speaking Christians refer to John as يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā).

See also

Verb

يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)

  1. Obsolete spelling of يَحْيَا (yaḥyā)
  2. Misspelling of يَحْيَا (yaḥyā).
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