Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Zulaikha Name Meaning in Islam
Wife of Aziz, the woman of Yusuf story.
- Meaning
- Wife of Aziz, the woman of Yusuf story
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- زلیخہ
- Pronunciation
- zu-LAI-kha
- Lucky number
- 4
Is Zulaikha an Islamic name? Yes. Zulaikha is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Wife of Aziz, the woman of Yusuf story. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ز-ل-ي-خ. Persian/Arabic origin. Zulaykha is the traditional name given to the wife of al-ʿAzīz in the Yūsuf narrative (Q 12), though she is not named in the Quran itself. The Sufi poet Jāmī's 'Yūsuf u Zulaykha' is the classic Persian masnavi of mystical love.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Zay adornment, Lam authority, Ya reaching, Kha hidden depth, Ta completion.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Zulaikha weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Zahir, the Manifest, meaning the bearer is trusted with a clarity that shows itself without needing to shout, joined by Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, carried as the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Zulaikha is the family's slow heart.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Zulaikha, the wife of the Aziz (the chief minister of Egypt) in the Yusuf story. 'The wife of Al-Aziz said: What is the recompense of one who intended evil toward your wife?' (12:25). She who loved Yusuf, her story is the most psychologically complex in the Quran. In Sufi tradition, Zulaikha's obsessive love for Yusuf is the model for the soul's yearning for divine beauty. Top Pakistani and Iranian girls name.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Zulaikha
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What does the name Zulaikha mean?
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Is Zulaikha mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Zulaikha mean in Urdu?
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Is Zulaikha a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Zulaikha in Ilm ul Huroof?
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