Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yahya

/jˈʌjə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: yahya
IPA: /jˈʌjə/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A prophet of Islam.

name

A male given name from Arabic.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: يَحْيَى

Questions

How do you pronounce yahya?: The recorded pronunciation is /jˈʌjə/.
What does yahya mean?: A prophet of Islam.
Where does yahya come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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