Zaynab (name)
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Zaynab (Arabic: زينب) (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 modification of Zenubia, a pre-Islam Syrian queen.[1]
[edit] List
- Zaynab bint Ali, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Companion and sister of Husayn)
- Zaynab bint Khuzayma, a wife of Muhammad
- Zaynab bint Jahsh, a wife of Muhammad
- Zainab bint Muhammad, daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Muhammad
- Zaynab d. al-Harith, a Jewish woman who is reported as having poisoned Muhammad
- Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyat, a woman of influence in the Almoravid movement
[edit] See also
- Arabic Name
- 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).
