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Nur Zainah name meaning

“light; adornment; beauty”

Letters
9
First letter
N
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Malay Names: NMeaning lightArabic origin

Nur Zainah is a girl's name combining Nur ('light') with Zainah ('adornment; beauty').

What does Nur Zainah mean?

Light; adornment; beauty

In Malay: cahaya; hiasan; keindahan

Sources (2)

About the name Nur Zainah

Nur Zainah is built from the element Nur, commonly placed before a girl's name, followed by Zainah. Nur means 'light' and comes from Arabic. Zainah is the feminine form of Zain, from an Arabic root meaning adornment or beauty. In Malaysia, Nur is also written Nor, Noor or Nurul depending on the spelling in official records.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic
PartsNur + Zainah
First letterMalay Names starting with N
Arabic scriptنور زينة

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: زين · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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