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ابراهیم
“father of a multitude (of nations)”·“father of a multitude; father of nations”
ابراهیم (ʾbrʾhym) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Persian, Chagatai, and Ottoman Turkish.
Ottoman Turkish and Persian and chgWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Abraham.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ابراهیم is Ibrāhim written in Arabic script. Ibrāhim is a form of Abraham. Interpretations include “father of a multitude (of nations)” and “father of a multitude; father of nations” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
ابراهیم comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم, from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم, from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm).
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ابراهیم’s family of names
In Persian usage, ابراهیم has a diminutive in ابی. In Persian usage, ابراهیم has a conventional equivalent in the English form Abraham. In Persian usage, ابراهیم has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form IBRAIM.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ابراهیم has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
Persianwhere ابراهیم comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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