Malay Names · Boy
Jalis name meaning
“companion; one who sits with”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- J
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptجليس
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Jalis
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Jalis is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'companion', literally one who sits with you.
What does Jalis mean?
About the name Jalis
Jalis comes from the Arabic jalīs, a person who sits with another, a table-companion. It is related to the verb jālasa, 'to sit with', and the root j-l-s. Jalees is another spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Ja-lis |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with J |
| Arabic script | جليس |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: جليس · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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