Zaynab (name)
Encyclopedia
Zaynab is an Arabic female given name
meaning "desert flower" or "ornamented tree". It is believed to be a modification of Zenobia, the name of a pre-Islam
Syria
n queen.
"Zeineb", "Zejneb" and "Zejneba" are also Bosnian female given names, transliterated
from the Arabic "Zainab".
Famous people called Zaynab include:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
meaning "desert flower" or "ornamented tree". It is believed to be a modification of Zenobia, the name of a pre-Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n queen.
"Zeineb", "Zejneb" and "Zejneba" are also Bosnian female given names, transliterated
Transliteration
Transliteration is a subset of the science of hermeneutics. It is a form of translation, and is the practice of converting a text from one script into another...
from the Arabic "Zainab".
Famous people called Zaynab include:
- Zaynab bint AliZaynab bint AliZaynab bint Ali was the daughter of the Rashid Caliph and first Shi'i Imam, Ali and granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah....
, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the sister of Husayn ibn Ali. - Zaynab bint KhuzaymaZaynab bint KhuzaymaBorn in 595, Zaynab bint Khuzayma was the fifth wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.As a result of her early death, less is known about her than any of his other wives.-Life:...
, a wife of Muhammad. - Zaynab bint JahshZaynab bint JahshZaynab bint Jahsh was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers. Prior to this, she was briefly married to Muhammad's adopted son, Zayd ibn Harithah...
, a wife of Muhammad. - Zaynab bint Muhammad, daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Muhammad.
- Zaynab an-NafzawiyyatZaynab an-NafzawiyyatZaynab an-Nafzāwiyyat , a Berber woman of influence in the early Almoravid movement which gained control of Morocco, Algeria and parts of Spain....
, an influential figure in the Almoravid movement. - Zainab MasoodZainab MasoodZainab Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by comedienne Nina Wadia. She made her first appearance on 16 July 2007.-Backstory:...
, a character in the British TV soap opera EastEnders.
See also
- Zeynep
- Arabic nameArabic nameLong ago, Arabic names were based on a long naming system; most Arabs did not simply have given/middle/family names, but a full chain of names. This system was in use throughout the Arab world. Today however, Arabic names are similar in structure to those of Modern and Western names...
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