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Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
Uthman (Arabic: عُثمَانُ, romanized: Uṯmānᵘ), also spelled Othman, is a male Arabic given name with the literal meaning the young one of [a] bustard,dragon [2] [or] serpent." [1] It is popular as a male given name among Muslims.
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk (Arabic: مَالِك or مَلِك) (Urdu & (): مالک) (/ ˈ m æ l ɪ k /) is a given name of Semitic origin. [1] It is both used as first name and surname originally mainly in Western Asia by Semitic speaking Christians, Muslims and Jews of varying ethnicities, before spreading to countries in the Caucasus, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa and ...
Fatima (Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah), also spelled Fatimah, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including his daughter Fatima as the most famous one. The literal meaning of the name is one who separates or one who abstains.
In Arabic, the name comes from the same root as the word emir. In Urdu (Urdu: عامر) the name has the same meaning as the original in Arabic, meaning ‘prince”. In Pashto (Pashto: امير) the name comes to mean ‘leader’ or ‘boss’. In Hebrew, when spelt אמיר the name means crown (treetop).
Nihal is an Arabic name meaning "joyful." Nikāḥ (النكاح) the matrimonial contract between a bride and bridegroom within Islamic marriage Niqāb (نقاب) veil covering the face Niyyah (نية) intention Nubūwwah (نبوّة) prophethood. Shi'a regard this as the third Pillar of Islam. Nukrah a great munkar – prohibited, evil ...
It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name "Ezra", and it means "helper" or "strength". [1] The name originated from the Islamic prophet " Uzair " , who is often identified as the biblical prophet " Ezra " . [ 2 ]
The Arabic names of God are used to form theophoric given names commonly used in Muslim cultures throughout the world, mostly in Arabic speaking societies. Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ...