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Understanding Arabic Names

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Understanding Arabic Names game quiz
"Arabic names do not occur in the Middle-East only. Muslims all over the world tend to choose them for their children. So a good reason to see what they mean. -Extra hints included-"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which of these names means "lion" and occurred as the name of at least one President in the Middle-East?
    Habib
    Asad
    Omar
    Ahmed


2. Which of these names was the name of the last crowned King of Egypt who actually sat on the throne, and means "the one who can tell right from wrong"?
    Farouk
    Faysal
    Fahd
    Fouad


3. Which of these names may sound familiar to the Portuguese, though it is typically Arabic, means "the one who abstains" and was the name of the only one of the Prophet Muhammad's children who carried on his line?
    Layla
    Lubna
    Latifa
    Fatima


4. Some Arabic names are just other versions of names you can find in the Bible too. Which of these names happens to be the name of the famous Khalif of Bagdad that occurs in "A Thousand and One Nights", and is another version of the name of a relative of Moses?
    Issa
    Ibrahim
    Harun-al-Raschid
    Ismaïl


5. Which of these names means "lofty" or "sublime", is well-known as the first part of the name of a character in "A Thousand and One Nights", and occurs in the Koran as the name of a cousin and brother-in-law of the Prophet, who later became the 4th Khalif but was not recognized by the Sunnites?
    Amin
    Ali
    Imam Bayildi
    Saddam


6. The name Muhammad is possibly the most frequent name in the world. In the Western world Peter is one of the most frequent names. Which of these Arabic names contains an Arabic version of 'Peter'?
    Boutros-Boutros Gali
    Tariq Aziz
    Abu Bakr
    Suleyman


7. Which of these first names is a first name for men and means "seeker of knowledge" or "student" (especially of the Koran)?
    Talib
    Fawzi
    Sameer
    Jamil


8. All of these are girl's names. Which of them means "light" and is the name of a(n) (ex-)Queen in the Middle East?
    Noor
    Soraya
    Farah
    Shahrazad


9. Which of these names means "the chosen one" and was also the first name of one of the great reformers in the Muslim world, who was later given a nickname that made him into the "Father" of his people?
    Mustafa
    Youssef
    Nasir
    Yasir


10. "Abd-" means servant.Which of these names literally means "servant of God"?
    Abdalaziz
    Abdulrahman
    Abdalmalik
    Abdullah

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