Maryam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam) and Persian مریم (maryam). Doublet of Mary and Miriam.

Proper noun

Maryam

1. A female given name from Arabic.
2. (rare) A surname from Arabic.

Translations

a female given name

• Arabic: مَرْيَم (ar) f (maryam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑪麗亞姆 / 玛丽亚姆 (Mǎlìyàmǔ)

• Hindi: मरियम (hi) f (mariyam)
• Persian: مریم (fa) (maryam)
• Russian: Марья́м (ru) f (Marʹjám), Ма́рьям (ru) f (Márʹjam), Мариа́м (ru) f (Mariám)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay Maryam, from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Aramaic מרים (maryam). Doublet of Maria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.jam/
• Rhymes: -jam
• Hyphenation: Mar‧yam

Proper noun

Maryam

1. a female given name, Mary, Maria, Marie, Miriam, Maryam
   1. Mary, mother of Jesus
   2. Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron
   3. The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Further reading

• “Maryam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam). Doublet of Mariam, Meriam, and Maria.

Proper noun

Maryam

1. a female given name from Arabic: Mary, Miriam

   Synonyms: Mariam, Meriam, Maria

   1. Mary, mother of Jesus
   2. Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron
   3. The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “مريم maryam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 646
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Maryam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 110