Where does “ইয়াকুব” come from?

ইয়াকুব (Bengali) comes from Arabic يعقوب, from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

ইয়াকুব (Bengali): Jacob (Yaqub), revered as a major prophet in Islam

Definitions

  1. Jacob (Yaqub), revered as a major prophet in Islam

Ancestry of “ইয়াকুব”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيعقوب(biblical) Jacob, Hebrew patriarch also known as Israel
2Arabicيَعْقُوب—
3Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
4Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
5Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace

Words derived from “ইয়াকুব”

Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →