یعقوب

See also: يعقوب‎

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /jaʔˈquːb/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /jaʔˈquːb/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /jæʔˈɢuːb/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /jaʔˈqub/

Proper noun

Iranian Persian	یعقوب
Dari	یعقوب
Tajik	Яъқуб (Yaʾqub)

یعقوب • (ya'qub)

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

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jə.(ʔ)quːb/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /jə.(ʔ)xuːb/

Proper noun

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

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

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