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Ilya

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A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Short meaning of IlyaHigh Status, Exalted, Sublime and Superb
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How to pronounce Ilya

Islam + pLay + YUmmy
or Islam + pLay + YArn

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Ilya in Arabic)عِلْيَة
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of IlyaIliah Ilia Ilyah Elia Eliah Ilyat Elyat Elyaa Iliaa Ilyaa Ilya Ilyaa Elya Elieh Eliah
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Quranic Root
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AIN-L-A
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Meaning of Ilya

Ilya is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means “noble”, “high class”, a person who comes from a respected class of society. It also means “the class of people who live in Illiyyeen“, those who have the highest rank in Paradise. It is derived from the AIN-L-A root which is used in many places in the Quran.

Limitless is He in His glory, and sublimely, immeasurably exalted above anything that men may say [about Him] (Quran 17:43)

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