زكريا

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zkharyá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.ka.rij.jaː/

Proper noun

زَكَرِيَّا • (zakariyyā) m

  1. Zechariah, Zacharias, Zachary (father of John the Baptist), considered a prophet in Islam.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:2:
      ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُۥ زَكَرِيَّا
      ḏikru raḥmati rabbika ʕabdahū zakariyyā
      ˹This is˺ a reminder of your Lord’s mercy to His servant Zachariah,
  2. Zechariah, Zacharias (Hebrew prophet)
  3. a male given name, equivalent to English Zachary

Declension

Declension of noun زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal — زَكَرِيَّا
zakariyyā 		—
nominative — زَكَرِيَّا
zakariyyā 		—
accusative — زَكَرِيَّا
zakariyyā 		—
genitive — زَكَرِيَّا
zakariyyā 		—

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: Zəkəriyyə
  • → Bashkir: Зәкәриә (Zəkəriə)
  • → Bengali: জাকারিয়া (jakariẏa)
  • → Kazakh: Зәкәрия (Zäkäriä)
  • → Northern Kurdish: Zekeriya
  • → Persian: زکریا
    • → Tamil: செக்கரியா (cekkariyā)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: زكریا (Zekeriya)
    • → Turkish: Zekeriya
  • → Swahili: Zakaria
  • → Tausug: Jakariya
  • → Uyghur: زەكەرىيا (zekeriya)
  • → Uzbek: Zakariyyo

See also

Islamic prophetsedit
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