زکریا

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zə.kə.ɾɪj.jɑː/

Proper noun

زَکَرِیّا • (zakariyyā) m (Hindi spelling ज़करिय्या)

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

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, 2024.