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Definition 2024
يحيى
يحيى
See also: يحيي
Arabic
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 |
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| Nominative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
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| Accusative | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
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| Genitive | — | يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
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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)