Zaynab (name)
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Zaynab (also spelled Zainab, Zeinab, Zeynab, Zinab, Zeineb, and in other ways; Arabic: زينب, [ˈzeːnæb, ˈziːnæb, ˈzajnab]) is a female given name meaning "fragrant flower". 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.
Famous people called Zaynab include:
- 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
References
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