Zuleika
[zuːˈleɪ.kə]Meaning
arabic name of uncertain meaning, borne by potiphar's wife in tradition
Background Story
Zuleika comes from the Arabic زُلَيْخَا (zulayḵā), though Behind the Name records its meaning as uncertain. In Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition it was the name of Potiphar's wife, a figure told notably by the 15th-century Persian poet Jami and a frequent subject of poems and tales. The name is used in Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic, Azerbaijani, Turkish and Urdu.
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