ܙܟܪܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה‎ (z'kharyá).

Pronunciation
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [z(ə)xar.jɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [z(ə)xɑr.jo]

Proper noun

ܙܟܪܝܐ • (z'ḵaryā)

  1. (biblical) Zechariah, Zacharias, Zachary
    • Peshitta, Luke 1:13:
      ‏ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܐ: ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܬܡܥܬ ܨܠܘܬܟ ܘܐܢܬܬܟ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܬܐܠܕ ܠܟ ܒܪܐ ܘܬܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܝܘܚܢܢ.‎‎
      wi-ʾimar lēh malaʾiḵā lā tiḏḥal zəḵaryā miṭṭul di-ʾštamʿaṯ ṣəlōṯāḵ wa-ʾintəṯāḵ ʾilīšḇaʿ tē-ʾilaḏ lāḵ bərā wəṯiqrē šəmēh yōḥannān.
      But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
  2. a male given name
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