English
Zakariya
Zakariya comes from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ, and goes back to Hebrew זְכַרְיָה ‘Yahweh has remembered’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentזְכַרְיָה‘Yahweh has remembered’
- Classical Syriacmodernܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐz'ḵaryāʾ
- Arabicc. 500–presentزَكَرِيَّاzakariyyā
- EnglishtodayZakariya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentזְכַרְיָה‘Yahweh has remembered’
- Classical Syriacmodernܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐz'ḵaryāʾ
- Arabicc. 500–presentزَكَرِيَّاzakariyyā
- EnglishtodayZakariya
Every English word from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה
Today it means
name Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, as an Islamic prophet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew זְכַרְיָה / Zakariya