Urdu Alphabet

Muslim Names Starting with Zal in Urdu

12 Muslim baby names that begin with the Urdu letter ذال (Zal), each with its Urdu and Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. In English they are most often written D and Z.

12 names

On this page
12 names
Urdu letter
ذال (Zal)
Sound
z in Urdu, dh in Arabic
In English
D, Z
Every entry has
Urdu and Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading

What is on this page? 12 Muslim baby names that begin with the Urdu letter ذال (Zal), each with its Urdu and Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. In English they are most often written D and Z. Every name links to its full page.

ذكرDhikrRemembrance of Allah, Quranic boys name ذيابDhiyabWolves ذو الفقارDhul FaqarDual-spine sword, Ali sword name ذو الكفلDhul-KiflThe man of double share, the Quranic prophet of patience ذو الفقارDhulfiqarThe cleaver of vertebrae, the legendary sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib ذُو الْكِفْلDhulkiflThe one of the pledge, Prophet mentioned twice in the Quran ذاكرZakirThe one who remembers Allah, divine remembrance ذريةZariyaOffspring, blessed progeny, the Quranic word for the continuation of… ذي شانZeeshanOf great splendour, Pakistani top boys ذُهَيْبZohaibRadiant, golden ذو الفقارZulfiqarDhul Fiqar, the sword of Ali ذلفىZulfiyaDelicate, Uzbek/Kazakh girls name

The Urdu letter ذال (Zal)

Urdu writes ذ where Arabic writes ذ. Arabic sounds this as the th of this. Urdu sounds it z, which is why one Arabic name can arrive in Urdu with a different sound and the same spelling.

Ordered by how often visitors open them on AsrNaam, with the Urdu spelling as a South Asian family writes it.

  1. ZulfiqarذوالفقارDhul Fiqar, the sword of Ali
  2. Zeeshanذی شانOf great splendour, Pakistani top boys
  3. Dhul FaqarذوالفقارDual-spine sword, Ali sword name
  4. DhikrذکرRemembrance of Allah, Quranic boys name
  5. DhiyabذیابWolves
  6. Dhul-Kiflذو الكفلThe man of double share, the Quranic prophet of patience
  7. Dhulfiqarذو الفقارThe cleaver of vertebrae, the legendary sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib
  8. DhulkiflذوالکفلThe one of the pledge, Prophet mentioned twice in the Quran
  9. ZakirذاکرThe one who remembers Allah, divine remembrance
  10. ZariyaذریہOffspring, blessed progeny, the Quranic word for the continuation...

The same names in English

One Urdu letter does not become one English letter. The 12 names on this page are transliterated 2 different ways in English, because English has no settled system for Urdu and families spell by ear.

Muslim boy names beginning with ذال

10 of the names here are boy names.

Zulfiqarذو الفقار Zeeshanذي شان Dhul Faqarذو الفقار Dhikrذكر Dhiyabذياب Dhul-Kiflذو الكفل Dhulfiqarذو الفقار Dhulkiflذُو الْكِفْل Zakirذاكر Zohaibذُهَيْب

Questions about names beginning with ذال

How many Muslim names start with ذال in Urdu?
AsrNaam lists 12, 10 for boys and 2 for girls. Each carries its Urdu spelling, its Arabic spelling, its meaning and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
How is ذال written in English?
There is no single answer, and that is the honest position. The names on this page appear in English under 2 different opening letters, most often D and Z. Urdu has no official romanisation, so families spell by ear and both spellings are correct.
Is the Urdu ذال the same as the Arabic letter?
They are the same letter historically, written differently. Arabic sounds this as the th of this. Urdu sounds it z, which is why one Arabic name can arrive in Urdu with a different sound and the same spelling. Both forms appear on this site: the Arabic spelling and the Urdu spelling are given separately on every name page.
Which name beginning with ذال is most popular?
By what visitors search for and open on this site, Zulfiqar, Zeeshan and Dhul Faqar lead this letter. The settled meaning of Zulfiqar is: Dhul Fiqar, the sword of Ali.
What does Zal mean in Ilm ul Huroof?
The Science of Letters reads Zal as carrying an element, an abjad value and a link to one of the divine names. Its full reading is on the letter page, and every name on this page is read letter by letter on its own page. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

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