Given name & surname · Syriac · aii
ܝܥܩܘܒ
“he will follow”
ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaˁqōḇ) is a masculine given name from Classical Syriac, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic and Classical Syriac.
Syriac and aiiWritten in Syriac script, read right to left. In English: Jacob.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ܝܥܩܘܒ goes back to Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ), meaning “he will follow.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
ܝܥܩܘܒ comes from Classical Syriac, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, “he will follow”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ܝܥܩܘܒ’s family of names
In Classical Syriac usage, ܝܥܩܘܒ has a later derivative in Yaqub. In Classical Syriac usage, ܝܥܩܘܒ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jacob. In Classical Syriac usage, ܝܥܩܘܒ has a later derivative in Yaʼqub.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
ܝܥܩܘܒ has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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