Зөләйха

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Bashkir[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic زُلَيْخَا (zulayḵā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [zʏ̞.læj.ˈχa], [zʏ̞.læj.ˈχæ]
  • Hyphenation: Зө‧ләй‧ха

Proper noun[edit]

Зөләйха (Zöləyxa)

  1. a female given name from Arabic
  2. (Islam) Zuleika, Potiphar's wife (although unnamed in Qur'an)
  3. Zuleika, the protagonist in the tale of Yusuf and Zulaikha

Declension[edit]