Zaynab (name)

Zaynab (also spelled Zainab, Zeinab, Zinab, and in other ways; Arabic: زينب‎‎, [ˈzeːnæb, ˈziːnæb, ˈzajnab]) is a female given name meaning "a father's precious jewel", or "the adornment/beauty of the father". It is derived from the Arabic root words "zeenah" Arabic: زينة‎‎ (meaning adornment, beauty) and "ab" Arabic: الآب‎‎ (meaning father). It can also mean "fragrant flower". It is also closely connected to the Hebrew name 'Zenyeb' (Zeyn-abi/Zeyn-aba) which means 'Pride of [her] father'.

Zaynab is the name of the daughter and the granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Mohammad. It is believed to be a modification of the name of a pre-Islam Syrian queen that is rendered in Greek as Zenobia.^[1]

Bosnian forms of the name are "Zeineb", "Zejneb" and "Zejneba".
Turkish form of the name is Zeynep.

People

• Zaynab bint Muhammad, daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Ali, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the sister of Husayn ibn Ali, and granddaughter of Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Khuzayma, a wife of Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Jahsh, a wife of Muhammad
• Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyat, an influential figure in the Almoravid movement
• Zeinab Badawi, Sudanese-British television and radio journalist for the BBC
• Zainab Masood, a character in the British TV soap opera EastEnders
• Zainab Biisheva, Bashkir poet and writer

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