يحيى
See also: يحيي and يحيا
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaħ.jaː/
- Homophone: يَحْيَا (yaḥyā)
Etymology
Seemingly an alteration of يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā). First attested in the Quran.
Proper noun
يَحْيَى • (yaḥyā) m
- (Islam) John (the Baptist)
- A male given name, Yahya, Yehia
Declension
Declension of noun يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā | — |
| Nominative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā | — |
| Accusative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā | — |
| Genitive | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā | — |
Usage notes
يَحْيَى (yaḥyā) is used almost exclusively in Islamic contexts. Arabic-speaking Christians refer to John as يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā).
See also
- (Islamic prophets) آدَم (ʾādam), إِدْرِيس (ʾidrīs), نُوح (nūḥ), هُود (hūd), صَالِح (ṣāliḥ), إِبْرَاهِيم (ʾibrāhīm), لُوط (lūṭ), إِسْمَاعِيل (ʾismāʿīl), إِسْحَاق (ʾisḥāq), يَعْقُوب (yaʿqūb), يُوسُف (yūsuf), أَيُّوب (ʾayyūb), ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl), شُعَيْب (šuʿayb), مُوسَى (mūsā), هَارُون (hārūn), دَاوُد (dāwūd), سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān), يُونُس (yūnus), إِلْيَاس (ʾilyās), الْيَسَع (al-yasaʿ), زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), عِيسَى (ʿīsā), مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) (Category: ar:Islamic prophets)
Verb
يَحْيَى • (yaḥyā)
- Obsolete spelling of يَحْيَا (yaḥyā)
- Misspelling of يَحْيَا (yaḥyā).