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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יעקב.
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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ya'qūḇ
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| Dari reading?
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ya'qūb
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| Iranian reading?
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ya'ġub
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| Tajik reading?
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ya'qub
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Proper noun
| Dari
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یعقوب
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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Яъқуб
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یعقوب • (ya'qub)
- a male given name from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb) , 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)
- (Islam) Yaqub, Jacob
- a male given name from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)