Yaƙubu

Hausa

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jàː.kʼú.bù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [jàː.kʷʼʊ́.bʊ̀]

Proper noun

Yā̀ƙubù m

  1. Jacob (biblical character)
  2. a male given name, Yakub, equivalent to English Jacob