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'?

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

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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
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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'?

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'?

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.