Arabic · proper noun · People & Roles

Ilyas

इलियास

said il-yaas

also written: elias, elijah, ilyaas

Meaning

The prophet Elijah, associated in lore (with Khizr) with immortality and the seas; a guide-figure of hidden help.

Related words

Alternate spelling of Khizr, the deathless green-clad guide who drank the water of life; emblem of unseen guidance on the road.