Where does “زكريا” come from?

زكريا (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה — יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered.

زكريا (Arabic): Zechariah, Zacharias, Zachary (father of John the Baptist), considered a prophet in Islam

Definitions

  1. Zechariah, Zacharias, Zachary (father of John the Baptist), considered a prophet in Islam

Ancestry of “زكريا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ—
2Hebrewזְכַרְיָהיהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered
Every word from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ →