Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (z'kharyá).

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

The template Template:syc-proper noun does not use the parameter(s):
1=m
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.

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

Descendants edit