Zakariya: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyHebrew (via Arabic)
زکریا
زَكَرِيَّا
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Zakariya (زکریا, Arabic زَكَرِيَّا) is most often explained as “name of the prophet Zakariya”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, زکریا.
- Meaning
- name of the prophet Zakariya
- معنی
- حضرت زکریا علیہ السلام کا نام
Meaning disputed
Name of the prophet Zakariya (Zechariah), from Hebrew, usually explained as 'God has remembered'.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- za-ka-ri-yaaAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Zakaria · Zakariyya · Zachariah