Zabiba
Encyclopedia
Zabiba is an Arabic
word. Derived from the word zabīb meaning "raisin", it can refer to:
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
word. Derived from the word zabīb meaning "raisin", it can refer to:
- ZabibeZabibeZabibe was a queen of Qedar who reigned for five years between 738 and 733 BC. She was a vassal of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria. She was succeeded by another queen, Samsi, who also reigned for five years...
, the name of an 8th century queen who was a vassal of the Assyrian empire - Prayer bumpPrayer bumpA prayer bump or prayer scar, also known as a zabiba/zebiba/zebibah , is a mark on the forehead of a Muslim, apparently due to the friction generated from the contact of the forehead with the prayer mat...
, a mark that appears on the forehead of those who engage in regular Muslim prayer - The namesake character of Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
's romance novel Zabibah and the KingZabibah and the KingZabibah and the King is a romance novel, originally published anonymously in Iraq in 2000, that was purportedly written by Saddam Hussein...