Where does “ইয়াহিয়া” come from?
ইয়াহিয়া (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian یحیی, from Arabic يَحْيَى, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.
ইয়াহিয়া (Bengali): John the Baptist (Yahya), revered as a major prophet in Islam
Definitions
- John the Baptist (Yahya), revered as a major prophet in Islam
Ancestry of “ইয়াহিয়া”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | یحیی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | يَحْيَى | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 4 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |