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Maryam

मरयम

said mar-yam

also written: Mary,Maryum

Meaning

Mary, the virgin mother of the prophet Jesus, honoured in the Quran for her purity.

Literally: (Hebrew origin) Mary

Related words

The prophet Jesus, son of Mary, revered in Islam as a messenger who healed the sick and revived the dead by God's leave.

The prophet Zachariah, father of John (Yahya), granted a son in old age.