Najm

Najm (Arabic: نجم) or Najam (also Negm, IPA: [neɡm] in Egyptian dialect / pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning MORNING STAR.^[1] It is used as a given name in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.^[2]^[3] Najm is the male version of the name and Najma (Arabic: نجمة) is the female version of the name. Najm/Negm is also a common Arab family name.

People

Najm

Najm Afandi (1893–1975), Indian Urdu poet
Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (born 1969), Syrian jurist and politician
Najm Allal (born 1966), Western Saharan singer, guitarist and writer of lyrics in Spanish
Najm Hosain Syed (born 1936), Pakistani writer in Punjabi

Nagem

Nagem Hatab, Iraqi who died in US custody

Najam

Najam Sethi (born 1948), Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality
Najam Sheraz (born 1969), Pakistani pop singer, song writer, and peace activist

Najem

Najem Wali (born 1956), Iraqi-German author

Najim

Nadjim

Nadjim Abdou (born 1984), aka as Jimmy Abdou, Comoros-French footballer, playing in England

Najmul

Najmul Hasan (born 1984), Bangladeshi qari (Qur'an reciter)
Najmul Millat (1863-1938), Indian faqīh (Islamic jurist)

Surname

Najm

Abolqasem Najm (1892–1981), Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat
Mohammed Najm (1943–2016), Libyan military officer and political figure

Najem

Mohamed Ag Najem, Tuareg rebel leader against government of Mali

Najam

Adil Najam, Pakistani-American academic

Negm

Ahmed Fouad Negm (1929–2013), Egyptian vernacular poet
Nawara Negm (born 1973), Egyptian journalist, blogger and human rights activist

Places

Najmabad (disambiguation), several places
Najm, Iran, village in Iran
Shurab-e Najm-e Soheyli, village in Iran
Najim Jihad, housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden lived
Qal'at Najm, castle in Syria

Sports

Nedjm Chabab Magra, or NC Magra, Algerian football club
Najm de Marrakech, Moroccan football club

Other

An-Najm, (The Star), the 53rd sura of the Qur'an
Najm is an arabized variant of the Atari 65XE computer sold in the Arab world

See also

References

↑ J. M. Cowan, ed. (1994). The Hans Wehr Dictionary of modern Written Arabic.
↑ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
↑ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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