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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Scripts إدريس(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ʔid.ˈriːs/(Arabic) /ˈi.dris/(Malay, Indonesian)

Meaning & History

Possibly means "interpreter, teacher" in Arabic, related to the root درس (darasa) meaning "to study, to learn". According to the Quran this was the name of an ancient prophet. He is traditionally equated with the Hebrew prophet Enoch.