یعقوب

See also: يعقوب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יעקב.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [jäʔ.qúːb]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [jɑː.qúːb]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [jɔː.qúb̥]

Readings
Classical reading? ya'qūḇ
Dari reading? ya'qūb
Iranian reading? ya'ğub
Tajik reading? yaʾqub

Proper noun
Dari یعقوب
Iranian Persian
Tajik Яъқуб

یعقوب • (ya'qub)

  1. a male given name from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb) [in turn from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, in turn from Hebrew יעקב], equivalent to English Jacob or James

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יעקב.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

یَعْقُوب • (ya'qūb) m (Hindi spelling याक़ूब)

  1. (Islam) Yaqub, Jacob
  2. a male given name from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb) [in turn from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, in turn from Hebrew יעקב]
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