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Where does “زَيْنَب” come from?

زَيْنَب (Arabic) comes from Arabic زَيْن أَب, from Arabic زَيْنُ أَبِيهَا — her father’s jewel.

زَيْنَب (Arabic): a father's precious jewel; Zaynab

Definitions

  1. a father's precious jewel; Zaynab

Ancestry of “زَيْنَب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَيْن أَب—
2Arabicزَيْنُ أَبِيهَاher father’s jewel

Words derived from “زَيْنَب”

  • Zaynab
  • Zeynep
  • Зәйнәб
  • Зәйнәп
  • Zainabu
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