Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (ʔeliyyɔhū).
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- Wiktionary: الیاسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
