Zakariya

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proper noun

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, as an Islamic prophet.

OriginArabic زَكَرِيَّا ← Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ ← Hebrew זְכַרְיָה →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Zakaria · alternative Zakariyya

  1. IslamZechariah, father of John the Baptist, as an Islamic prophet.
  2. A male given name from Arabic

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
zechariah

Origin

  1. Hebrewזְכַרְיָה“Yahweh has remembered”
  2. Classical Syriacܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ
  3. Arabicزَكَرِيَّا
  4. EnglishZakariya

From Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (“Yahweh has remembered”). Doublet of Zachary, Zacharias, Zachariah, Zechariah, and Jakariya.

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Zakariya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zakariya

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“Zakariya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zakariya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zakariya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zakariya.

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