ꠁꠀꠇꠥꠛ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

• ꠁꠀꠈꠥꠛ (iakúbo)

Etymology

Derived from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).

Proper noun

ꠁꠀꠇꠥꠛ • (iakub)

1. (biblical) Jacob, James

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “iakub”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.