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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 اَلْ (al-).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
إسْكَنْدَر • (ʔiskandar) m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander
Descendants