Where does “Zekeriya” come from?
Zekeriya (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زکریا, from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا, from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה — יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered.
Zekeriya (Turkish): Zechariah
Definitions
- Zechariah
Ancestry of “Zekeriya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زکریا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | زَكَرِيَّا | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | זְכַרְיָה | יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered |