Zainab
Arabic origin 6 writing systems 3 approximations
- زَيْنَبClassical Arabic
- Zaynab / ZainabModern Arabic → Latin-script
Arabic name زَيْنَب (Zaynab), widely used across the Islamic world and transmitted into many languages directly from Arabic or via Persian/Urdu; modern English form "Zainab" is an English spelling of the Arabic name.
Traditionally taken to mean the name of a fragrant flowering tree or 'a father's ornament' (exact original sense uncertain), commonly associated with beauty and grace.