إسكندر

Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). The initial syllable of the original name was lost because it was interpreted as the definite article الْ (al-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔis.kan.dar/
  • IPA^(key): /skan.dar/ (dialectal)

Proper noun

إسْكَنْدَر • (ʔiskandar) m

1. a male given name, Iskandar, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander

Related terms

• الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya)

Descendants

• → Amharic: እስክንድር (ʾəskəndər)
• → Indonesian: Iskandar
• → Northern Kurdish: Îskenderê
• → Madurese: ꦲꦶꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (iskandar)
• → Malay: Iskandar
• → Cheke Holo: Iskandal
• → Classical Persian: اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar) (see there for further descendants)