Zeliha

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Girl

Meaning

Water fairy

Linguistic Origin

Turkish / Arabic

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

Turkey

Global Spellings

Arabic زليخة

Urdu زلیحہ

Persian زلیها

Bengali জেলিহা

Pashto زلیحه

Alternate Spellings

Zooleyha Zuleyha Zuleyhah

Graceful and timeless, the name Zeliha is a beautiful choice for a baby girl. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Water fairy', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

While popular in Turkish/Arabic regions, Zeliha has a modern appeal that transcends borders. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Zeliha, a Turkish rendering of Zulaikha, refers to the wife of the Egyptian official in the Quranic account of Prophet Yusuf (Surah 12).

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Etymology

The Turkish form of Zulaikha, the name later tradition gives the wife of the Egyptian official in the Yusuf story.

Islamic Significance

Zulaykha is the name later tradition gives the wife of the Egyptian official in the account of Yusuf, and the subject of a long line of Persian and Turkish retellings.