Zaynab (name)
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Zaynab (also spelled as Zeynab, Zainab and Zainub) is an Arabic female given name. It means 'a fragrant flowering plant', 'Desert Flower' or 'an ornamented tree'. It is believed to be a corruption of Zenubia, a pre-Islam Syrian queen.[1]
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- Zaynab bint Ali, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Companion and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad)
- Zaynab bint Khuzayma, a wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Zaynab bint Jahsh, a wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Zainab bint Muhammad, daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Zaynab d. al-Harith, a Jewish woman who is reported as having poisoned the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Zaynab al Nafzāwiyyat, a woman of influence in the Almoravid movement
Another meaning for Zaynab is Zayn + Ab. Zayn meaning beauty or goodness, Ab being derived from Father. It was a name given by the prophet to any girl whose name back then was Baarra (Good to her parents/ obedient) The name Baarra being difficult to match in some instances and thought of as a presemption, Zaynab fared better in the post-Jahiliyyah times.
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- Arabic Name
- List of Arabic names
- List of peoples
- List of adjectival forms of place names
- Most popular given names
- List of unusual personal names
- Unisex name
[edit] References
- ^ Islamic / Muslim Girls Names. The Milli Gazette (Jan 2000).
Personal names in world cultures
