Hafiz soon
Maryam · 19:7
[He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 12
يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ
yāzakariyyā
O Zakariya!
Word breakdown
ي
Harf · Vocative particleO!
زكريا
Ism · Proper nounO Zakariya!
Grammar rules
Vocative يا (O!)
يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ (O Zakariya!) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O O Zakariya!!"
Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases