Given name · Gujarati
યાકૂબ
યાકૂબ (yākūb) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Gujarati.
GujaratiWritten in Gujarati script. In English: Jacob.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
યાકૂબ comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Gujarati usage, યાકૂબ developed from ܝܥܩܘܒ.
યાકૂબ’s family of names
In Gujarati usage, યાકૂબ developed from the Classical Syriac form ܝܥܩܘܒ. In Gujarati usage, યાકૂબ 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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