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

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يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ

yāzakariyyā

O Zakariya!

Word breakdown

ي

Harf · Vocative particle

O!

زكريا

Ism · Proper noun

O 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