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Where does “Зәйнәп” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Зәйнәп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَيْنَبa father's precious jewel; Zaynab
2Arabicزَيْن أَب—
3Arabicزَيْنُ أَبِيهَاher father’s jewel
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