زکریا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zä.kʰä.ɾi.jɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zä.kʰä.ɾi.jɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zä.kʰä.ɾi.jɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? zakariyyā
Dari reading? zakariyā
Iranian reading? zakariyâ
Tajik reading? zakariyo

Proper noun

زکریا • (zakariyyā / zakariyâ) (Tajik spelling Закариё)

  1. (Islam) Zakariya, Zechariah, Zacharias

Coordinate terms

Islamic prophetsedit

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زکریا (zakariyyā), from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

زَکَرِیّا • (zakariyyām (Hindi spelling ज़करिय्या)

  1. (Islam) Zakariya, Zechariah, Zacharias
  2. a male given name from Arabic

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

References

  • زکریا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • زکریا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.