Where does “Maryam” come from?
Maryam (English) comes from Persian مریم, from Arabic مَرْيَم, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.
Maryam (English): The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, recounting the events leading up to the birth of Jesus
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- The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, recounting the events leading up to the birth of Jesus