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الیاس
الیاس (ilyâs) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Urdu, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Punjabi.
Ottoman Turkish and Persian and Punjabi and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Elijah.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
الیاس comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Urdu usage, الیاس developed from אליהו.
الیاس’s family of names
In Urdu usage, الیاس developed from the Hebrew form אליהו. In Persian usage, الیاس has a conventional equivalent in the English form Elijah. In Persian usage, الیاس has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Elias.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
الیاس has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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Noè
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Benjamina
“child of my right hand” · “son of the right hand”
95% boys · 5% girls
Jorkeam
“green people” · “grasslike folks”
>99% boys
Rehoboam
“the people are enlarged” · “people of width”
>99% boys
Shelesh
“triad” · “third”
>99% boys