Arabic name ‘Imrān’
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The Arabic name ‘Imrān’ is a male given name of Semitic origin, notably associated with religious and historical figures in Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arabic name ‘Imrān’ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5628989 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arabic name ‘Imrān’ Context triple: [Imran, languageForm, Arabic name ‘Imrān’]
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A.
Imam
An Imam is a religious leader in Islam who leads prayers and often provides spiritual guidance to the Muslim community.
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B.
Abdullah
Abdullah is a common Arabic male given name, notably borne by King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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C.
Hijr Ismail
Hijr Ismail is a semi-circular walled area adjacent to the Kaaba in Mecca that is considered a sacred space and part of the original Kaaba’s foundation.
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D.
Ibrahim
Ibrahim is the name used in Islamic tradition for the prophet Abraham, a central patriarchal figure revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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E.
As-Salam
As-Salam is one of the names of God in Islam, signifying "The Source of Peace" and embodying divine safety, harmony, and well-being.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arabic name ‘Imrān’ Target entity description: The Arabic name ‘Imrān’ is a male given name of Semitic origin, notably associated with religious and historical figures in Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions.
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A.
Imam
An Imam is a religious leader in Islam who leads prayers and often provides spiritual guidance to the Muslim community.
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B.
Abdullah
Abdullah is a common Arabic male given name, notably borne by King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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C.
Hijr Ismail
Hijr Ismail is a semi-circular walled area adjacent to the Kaaba in Mecca that is considered a sacred space and part of the original Kaaba’s foundation.
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D.
Ibrahim
Ibrahim is the name used in Islamic tradition for the prophet Abraham, a central patriarchal figure revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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E.
As-Salam
As-Salam is one of the names of God in Islam, signifying "The Source of Peace" and embodying divine safety, harmony, and well-being.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic given name
ⓘ
male given name ⓘ theophoric name ⓘ |
| appearsInQuranSurah |
Āl ʿImrān
ⓘ
linked to:
Surah Al-Imran
|
| associatedWithFigure |
father of Mary (Maryam) in Islamic tradition
ⓘ
father of Moses (Mūsā) in some Islamic exegetical traditions ⓘ patriarchal family of ʿImrān in Qur’an ⓘ |
| associatedWithScripture |
Bible
ⓘ
Qur’an ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| category |
Arabic masculine given names
ⓘ
Islamic theophoric names ⓘ Semitic masculine given names ⓘ |
| cognateWith |
Amram
ⓘ
Hebrew עַמְרָם (Amram) ⓘ
linked to:
Amram
|
| culturalSignificance | respected religious name in Muslim-majority societies ⓘ |
| etymologicalOrigin | Northwest Semitic personal names ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasArabicForm |
عِمْرَان
ⓘ
linked to:
آل عمران
|
| hasFinalConsonant | nūn ⓘ |
| hasInitialConsonant | ʿayn ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
exalted nation (interpreted)
ⓘ
long-lived ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| hasShortVocalization | ʿImrān ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration |
Emran
ⓘ
Imraan ⓘ Imran ⓘ Omran ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm |
Imran (anglicized form)
ⓘ
ʿImrān ibn Ḥusayn (as a historical bearer) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| nameType | given name ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with the family of Imran in Islamic theology ⓘ |
| phoneticTranscription | /ʕim.raːn/ ⓘ |
| quranicSurahNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| usageFrequency | common in Arabic-speaking countries ⓘ |
| usedInCommunity | Muslim communities worldwide ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Arabic name ‘Imrān’ Description of subject: The Arabic name ‘Imrān’ is a male given name of Semitic origin, notably associated with religious and historical figures in Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.