See also: إلياس and الياس

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Hebrew אליהו.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ilyās
Dari reading? ilyās
Iranian reading? elyâs
Tajik reading? ilyos

Proper noun

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Dari الیاس
Iranian Persian
Tajik Илёс

الیاس (elyâs)

  1. a male given name, Elyas, from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās) [in turn from Hebrew אליהו]

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Hebrew אליהו.

Proper noun

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اِلْیاس (ilyāsm (Gurmukhi spelling ਇਲਿਆਸ)

  1. a male given name, Ilyas, from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās) [in turn from Hebrew אליהו]

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اِلیاس”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Hebrew אליהו.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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اِلْیاس (ilyāsm (Hindi spelling इल्यास)

  1. (Islam) Ilyas
  2. a male given name, Ilyas, from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās) [in turn from Hebrew אליהו]