Given name · Hindi
याक़ूब
याक़ूब (yāqūb) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Jacob.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
याक़ूब comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Hindi usage, याक़ूब developed from ܝܥܩܘܒ.
याक़ूब’s family of names
In Hindi usage, याक़ूब developed from the Classical Syriac form ܝܥܩܘܒ. In Hindi usage, याक़ूब has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jacob.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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