name
Zulekha
zoo-LAY-khah
zuːˈleɪxɑːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Zulekha
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Saraiki (Pakistan)
- Meaning
- a Saraiki and broader South Asian Muslim feminine name corresponding to Zulaykha, the Quranic figure associated with the story of the prophet Yusuf (Joseph), whose beauty and tragic love became the subject of some of the greatest poetry in Persian, Urdu, and Saraiki literary traditions; the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha as told by Jami and other poets transformed a cautionary tale into a mystical allegory of the soul's yearning for divine beauty; naming a daughter Zulekha honours this rich literary and spiritual heritage of the Saraiki cultural heartland
- Gender
- female
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