Etymology

Elham

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Today it means: A unisex given name from Persian or Arabic. Full definition →

Persian الهام ← Arabic إِلْهَام
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Elham · proper noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromإِلْهَام“inspiration”
  2. Persian · borrowed fromالهام
  3. English todayElham

Borrowed from Persian الهام (elhâm), itself borrowed from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām, “inspiration”). Related to Ilham.

Elham · proper noun2

Most likely inherited from Old English.

Words from the same roots

Arabicإِلْهَام all →

Ilham

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