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ABBAS
عبّاس
Arabic
,
Urdu
From the given name
ABBAS
.
ABDULLAH
عبد الله
Arabic
Derived from the given name
ABD ALLAH
.
ABDULRASHID
عبد الرشيد
Arabic
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ABD AL-RASHID
.
AHMAD
أحمد
Arabic
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Urdu
Derived from the given name
AHMAD
.
AHMED
أحمد
Arabic
,
Urdu
Derived from the given name
AHMAD
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AJAM
عجم
Arabic
From Arabic
عَجَم
('ajam)
meaning
"foreigner, non-Arab"
.
AL-AMIN
الأمين
Arabic
Means
"the truthful"
from Arabic
امين
(amin)
.
ALFARSI
الفارسي
Arabic
Means
"the Persian"
in Arabic, derived from Arabic
فارس
(Faris) meaning "Persia".
AL-GHAZZAWI
الغزّاوي
Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.
AL-HASHIM
الهاشم
Arabic
From the given name
HASHIM
.
ALI
عليّ
Arabic
From the given name
ALI
(1)
.
AL-MUFTI
المفتي
Arabic
Refers to a
mufti
, a Muslim legal advisor consulted in applying a religious law.
AMJAD
أمجد
Arabic
Derived from the given name
AMJAD
.
BOULOS
بولس
Arabic
From the given name
BULUS
.
BOUSAID
بوسعيد
Arabic
Means
"father of
SA'ID
"
in Arabic.
EL-AMIN
الأمين
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
الأمين
(see
AL-AMIN
).
EL-GHAZZAWY
الغزّاوي
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
الغزّاوي
(see
AL-GHAZZAWI
).
EL-HASHEM
الهاشم
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
الهاشم
(see
AL-HASHIM
).
EL-MOFTY
المفتي
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
المفتي
(see
AL-MUFTI
).
HAKIM
حكيم
Arabic
Derived from the given name
HAKIM
.
HUSSAIN
حسين
Arabic
Derived from the given name
HUSAYN
.
KADER
قادر
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
قادر
(see
QADIR
).
KARIM
كريم
Arabic
Derived from the given name
KARIM
.
KARIMI
كريمي
Arabic
,
Persian
Derived from the given name
KARIM
.
MOHAMMED
محمّد
Arabic
,
Urdu
,
Bengali
Derived from the given name
MUHAMMAD
.
MUHAMMAD
محمّد
Arabic
,
Urdu
,
Bengali
Derived from the given name
MUHAMMAD
.
NAAJI
ناجي
Arabic
From the given name
NAAJI
.
NAGI
ناجي
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
ناجي
(see
NAAJI
).
NAJJAR
نجّار
Arabic
Means
"carpenter"
in Arabic.
NAJM
نجم
Arabic
From the given name
NAJM
.
NEJEM
نجم
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
نجم
(see
NAJM
).
QADIR
قادر
Arabic
Derived from the given name
QADIR
.
SAAB
صعب
Arabic
Possibly from the Arabic given name
SABAH
.
SAMARA
سمارة
Arabic
Meaning unknown.
SAQQAF
سقّاف
Arabic
From Arabic
سقف
(saqaf)
meaning
"roof"
.
SULTAN
سلطان
Arabic
From a nickname meaning
"sultan, ruler"
in Arabic.
TAWFEEK
توفيق
Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic
توفيق
(see
TAWFIQ
).
TAWFIQ
توفيق
Arabic
From the given name
TAWFIQ
.
ZAMAN
زمان
Arabic
,
Urdu
Derived from the given name
ZAMAN
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