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Yahya

Yahya proper noun: a prophet of Islam.

Proper noun

Yahya

  1. A prophet of Islam.
  2. A male given name from Arabic.
  3. A surname from Arabic.

Origin of Yahya

From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an.

Questions about Yahya

What does Yahya mean?
Yahya means a prophet of Islam.
What part of speech is Yahya?
Yahya is a proper noun.

Words near Yahya in the dictionary

  1. Yahwehists
  2. Yahwism
  3. Yahwist
  4. Yahwistic
  5. Yahwists
  6. Yahya
  7. Yaikhom
  8. Yailaq
  9. Yailombo
  10. yair
  11. yaird

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