Why 'Xaenab' and not 'Zainab'?

[TLK]

@muqawwee123:10211883

Read a card where a lady’s name was written as Xaenab’. At first instance, I couldn’t get it. About the name and about the nationality of the person.

Saw another name in Image forum ( @Tahurra 's thread) Yasmin Mogahed… Now this Mogahed might be Mujahid..

So have you observed this trend? Whats behind it? share some instances.

Isn’t Xaenab better than Jainab?

[muqawwee123]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@TLK

Isn’t Xaenab better than Jainab?

Are you referring to Indians?

Jindagi Guljaar hai

[mahool]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

Are you referring to Indians?

Jindagi Guljaar hai

PM ka reply abhi tak nahi aaya…

[system]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

Another such case is of Hocain sisters, Mawra and Urwa.

[muqawwee123]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@JuniorMember

Another such case is of Hocain sisters, Mawra and Urwa.

I always read their name as Ho-cane

I was pareshan are they Christian or what? their first names sounds Muslim.

[system]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

I always read their name as Ho-cane

So do I.

The pursuit of uniqueness sometimes makes people do very strange (read: stupid) things.

[mahool]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

I always read their name as Ho-cane

I was pareshan are they Christian or what? their first names sounds Muslim.

Me too..

That is actually Hussain

[muqawwee123]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@mahool

Me too..

That is actually Hussain

I recently read that turkish people knowingly misspell / mispronounce names of their people as Mohamet / Ahmet instead of Muhammad or Ahmed, due to respect.

https://scontent-a-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10458013_10152580968919772_4725525373719321389_n.jpg?oh=770c463ee58e2e3aa83a60fcc1fb066a&oe=55414652

[mahool]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

I recently read that turkish people knowingly misspell / mispronounce names of their people as Mohamet / Ahmet instead of Muhammad or Ahmed, due to respect.

https://scontent-a-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10458013_10152580968919772_4725525373719321389_n.jpg?oh=770c463ee58e2e3aa83a60fcc1fb066a&oe=55414652

Chinese Muslim names…

Islam in China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[TLK]

@mahool:10212214

[quote="“muqawwee123, post:14, topic:328737"”]

I always read their name as Ho-cane

I was pareshan are they Christian or what? their first names sounds Muslim.

Me too..

That is actually Hussain
[/quote]

That is sad that they gave such a beautiful name, such a ridiculous spelling. They should be ashamed of themselves

[mahool]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

Read a card where a lady’s name was written as Xaenab’. At first instance, I couldn’t get it. About the name and about the nationality of the person.

Saw another name in Image forum ( @Tahurra 's thread) Yasmin Mogahed… **Now this Mogahed might be Mujahid.. **

So have you observed this trend? Whats behind it? share some instances.

I used to think geen instead of jeem…

[Ess_Emm]

Xaenab us just trying too hard to be “kewl”.

Mogahed might be mujahid, but in Egyptian Arabic they don’t say “jeem” as the “j” sound. They turn it into a “gaaf” sound. So the word “jummah” they pronounce it as “goomah”. So Yasmin Mogahed is spelling her name in English how it’s pronounced in Arabic for her.

[muqawwee123]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@Ess_Emm

Xaenab us just trying too hard to be “kewl”.

Mogahed might be mujahid, but in Egyptian Arabic they don’t say “jeem” as the “j” sound. They turn it into a “gaaf” sound. So the word “jummah” they pronounce it as “goomah”. So Yasmin Mogahed is spelling her name in English how it’s pronounced in Arabic for her.

Now this is interesting

[muqawwee123]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@TLK

That is sad that they gave such a beautiful name, such a ridiculous spelling. They should be ashamed of themselves

and it curse them as well. These sisters are at pinnacle of over-acting. Highly annoying.

[redvelvet]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

I prefer Xara to Zara. I like the way it looks. It’s such a common name; I figure might as well spell it differently.

[Asif971]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

My name can’t be changed like that. all letters in my name got no substitute

Moman likha ja sakta:D

[Aceones]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

I recently read that turkish people knowingly misspell / mispronounce names of their people as Mohamet / Ahmet instead of Muhammad or Ahmed, due to respect.

https://scontent-a-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10458013_10152580968919772_4725525373719321389_n.jpg?oh=770c463ee58e2e3aa83a60fcc1fb066a&oe=55414652

its not miss-spelled. thats how they pronounce most of the names. D is usually replaced with T. but not always. i don’t know the rule when it will be replaced and when not.

like پ of urdu/turkish/persian is replaced with ب in arabic (but due to different reason)

[Aceones]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

My name can’t be changed like that. all letters in my name got no substitute

hello mister mookuvi

[the_kaur]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

I changed my parents-given name to current one in class X because of mis-pronunciation

[Southie]

Re: Why ‘Xaenab’ and not ‘Zainab’?

@muqawwee123

I always read their name as Ho-cane

parameshwaran are they Christian or what? their first names sounds Muslim.

Hindu all the way.