Arabic name ‘Imrān’
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The Arabic name ‘Imrān’ is a male given name of Semitic origin, notably associated with religious and historical figures in Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imrān | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic given name
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male given name ⓘ theophoric name ⓘ |
| appearsInQuranSurah | Āl ʿImrān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
father of Mary (Maryam) in Islamic tradition
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father of Moses (Mūsā) in some Islamic exegetical traditions ⓘ patriarchal family of ʿImrān in Qur’an ⓘ |
| associatedWithScripture |
Bible
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Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Arabic masculine given names
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Islamic theophoric names ⓘ Semitic masculine given names ⓘ |
| cognateWith |
Amram
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Hebrew עַמְרָם (Amram) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | respected religious name in Muslim-majority societies ⓘ |
| etymologicalOrigin | Northwest Semitic personal names ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasArabicForm | عِمْرَان NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFinalConsonant | nūn ⓘ |
| hasInitialConsonant | ʿayn ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
exalted nation (interpreted)
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long-lived ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| hasShortVocalization | ʿImrān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration |
Emran
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Imraan NERFINISHED ⓘ Imran NERFINISHED ⓘ Omran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm |
Imran (anglicized form)
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ʿImrān ibn Ḥusayn (as a historical bearer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameType | given name ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with the family of Imran in Islamic theology ⓘ |
| phoneticTranscription | /ʕim.raːn/ ⓘ |
| quranicSurahNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| usageFrequency | common in Arabic-speaking countries ⓘ |
| usedInCommunity | Muslim communities worldwide ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Middle East
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North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Christianity
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Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.