Where does “Jakariya” come from?
Jakariya (Tausug) comes from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا, from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה — יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered.
Jakariya (Tausug): Zakariyya, Zechariah, Zakaria, Zecharias, revered as a major prophet in Islam
Definitions
- Zakariyya, Zechariah, Zakaria, Zecharias, revered as a major prophet in Islam
Ancestry of “Jakariya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | زَكَرِيَّا | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | זְכַרְיָה | יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered |