Where does “زكريا” come from?
زكريا (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה — יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered.
Ancestry of “زكريا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | זְכַרְיָה | יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered |