Zekeriya: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Zekeriya is a boy’s name of Hebrew origin. It means “the Turkish form of Zechariah: “God has remembered””.
About the name Zekeriya
- Meaning
- the Turkish form of Zechariah: “God has remembered”
- Origin
- Hebrew (biblical)
- From Hebrew Zekharyah via Arabic Zakariyyā.
- Gender
- Male
- Pronunciation
- zeh-keh-ree-yah
How to pronounce Zekeriya
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingzeh-keh-ree-yah is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.
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- r
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Zekeriya with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Zekeriya'ya, Zekeriya'nın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.
The last vowel of Zekeriya is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Zekeriya'da, Zekeriya'yı.
Because Zekeriya ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Zekeriya'yı, Zekeriya'ya and Zekeriya'yla, and n in the genitive Zekeriya'nın.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Zekeriya'yı | Zekeriya'yı tanıyor musun? Do you know Zekeriya? |
| Dative (to) | Zekeriya'ya | Zekeriya'ya bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Zekeriya. |
| Locative (at / with) | Zekeriya'da | Anahtarlar Zekeriya'da. Zekeriya has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Zekeriya.) |
| Ablative (from) | Zekeriya'dan | Zekeriya'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Zekeriya. |
| Genitive (’s) | Zekeriya'nın | Bu Zekeriya'nın çantası. This is Zekeriya’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Zekeriya'yla | Dün Zekeriya'yla konuştum. I talked with Zekeriya yesterday. |
Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Zekeriya mean?
Zekeriya is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “the Turkish form of Zechariah: “God has remembered””. Its origin is Hebrew (biblical). From Hebrew Zekharyah via Arabic Zakariyyā.
How do you pronounce Zekeriya?
Say it roughly as “zeh-keh-ree-yah”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
How do you add suffixes to Zekeriya in Turkish?
Because Zekeriya is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Zekeriya'ya (to Zekeriya), Zekeriya'nın (Zekeriya’s), Zekeriya'da (at Zekeriya’s) and Zekeriya'yla (with Zekeriya).
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