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Yaqub

Yaqub proper noun: (Jacob), revered as a major nabi in Islam.

Proper noun

Yaqub

  1. (Jacob), revered as a major nabi in Islam.
  2. A male given name, Yaqub, Yakub, and Yacoub, from Arabic

Forms of Yaqub

alternative formYakub

Origin of Yaqub

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).

Questions about Yaqub

What does Yaqub mean?
Yaqub means (Jacob), revered as a major nabi in Islam.
What part of speech is Yaqub?
Yaqub is a proper noun.

Words near Yaqub in the dictionary

  1. yapunyahs
  2. Yaqai
  3. Yaqay
  4. yaqona
  5. yaqonas
  6. Yaqub
  7. Yaqui
  8. Yaquina
  9. Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡiʔit
  10. yar
  11. Yara

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