Najm

Najm (Arabic: نجم‎) (also Negm, IPA: [neɡm] in Egyptian dialect / pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning 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.

It may refer to:

Najm al-Din (disambiguation), several people

People

Najm Hamad al-Ahmad, Syrian jurist and politician
Najm Afandi (1893–1975), Indian Urdu poet
Najm Hosain Syed (born 1936), Pakistani writer in Punjabi

People with similar names

Jimmy Abdou (born 1984), Comoros-French footballer, playing in England
Nagem Hatab, Iraqi who died in US custody
Najam Sethi (born 1948), Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality
Najem Wali (born 1956), Iraqi-German author
Najmul Millat (1863-1938)[1], Indian faqīh (Islamic jurist)
Najam Sheraz (born 1969), Pakistani pop singer, song writer, and peace activist
Nayim Alal (born 1966), Western Saharan singer, guitarist and writer of lyrics in Spanish
Daham Najim Bashir (born 1979[), runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya

Surname

Ahmed Fouad Negm (1929–2013), Egyptian vernacular poet
Mohamed Ag Najem, Tuareg rebel leader against government of Mali
Abolqasem Najm (1892–1981), Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat
Adil Najam, Pakistani-American academic
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

Other

An-Najm, (The Star), the 53rd sura of the Qur'an
Nedjm Chabab Magra, or NC Magra, Algerian football club
Najm de Marrakech, Moroccan football club

References

↑ J. M. Cowan (editor) (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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[wehr-1] J. M. Cowan (editor) (1994). The Hans Wehr Dictionary of modern Written Arabic.

[ahmed-2] Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.

[rahman-3] S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.