Zaynab

Gender Feminine
Usage Arabic
Scripts زينب(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈzaj.nab/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain. It is possibly related to Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty"; it could be from the name of a fragrant flowering tree; or it could be an Arabic form of Zenobia, a name borne by a pre-Islamic queen of Palmyra. Zaynab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of the Prophet Muhammad.

Related Names

VariantsZainab(Arabic) Zineb(Arabic (Maghrebi))
Other Languages & CulturesZeynəb, Zeynab(Azerbaijani) Zejneb(Bosnian) Zainab, Zainabu(Hausa) Zainab(Indonesian) Zainab(Malay) Zeinab, Zeynab(Persian) Saynab(Somali) Zainabu(Swahili) Zeynep(Turkish) Zainab(Urdu) Seynabou(Western African)
User SubmissionZäynäb

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Categories

beauty, flowers, Magi characters, nature, plants, wives of Muhammad
Entry updated October 6, 2024