Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), (possibly via Ancient Greek Ἡλίας (Hēlías)) from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (ʾēliyyāhû).

Akin to Elias.

Cognate with Uzbek Ilyos, Turkish İlyas.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɪl.ˈjɑs]
  • Hyphenation: Ил‧яс

Proper noun edit

Ильяс (İlʹyas)

  1. a male given name from Arabic

Declension edit