Arab Name

The Arab name is composed of several parts, whose order is not systematically preserved, and of which some can be omitted.

Classical Arabic names

Kun' ya (rear RTL كُنْية)

“nickname” It is the expression Abû qqn. where qqn. is the name of the oldest son, but that can be a nickname due to the personality. For a woman that takes the form Umm qqn.

Abû Ahmed (rear RTL أبوأحمد) Father of Ahmed .
Abû `Ammâr (rear RTL أبوعَمَّار) Father of the mason . Nickname of Yasser `Arafat; Its first trade was architect.
Abu Taymour : (rear RTL ابوتيمور) nickname of Walid Joumblatt
Umm Kulthûm (rear RTL أُمّكُلثُوم) That with the good cheeks

Ism (rear RTL إسم)

“name”, It is the name itself, it is what became the Prénom in the civil statues of the Napoleonean type.

simple: Ahmed; Ibrâhîm; Mohammed; Yusef; `Ali; `Omar.
made up: `Abd allah (Abdallah); `Abd Al-Krim (Abdelkrim).

Nasab (rear RTL نسب)

“filiation” in the shape wire of xxxx wire of yyyy etc In these filiation one uses the form Ben (rear RTL بن) instead of the word ibn (rear RTL اِبن). This filiation can go up until Adam according to the traditionalists.

Ben Abî Ibrâhîm Ishâq Ben Yûsuf Ben `abd Al-mû' min (rear RTL بنأبيإبراهيماسحاقبنيوسفبنعبدالمؤمن) Wire of Abû Ibrâhîm Ishâq (small) wire of Yûsuf (back small) wire of Al-Mû' min

Laqab (rear RTL لقب)

“honorary name” In general it is an adjective or a rather flattering expression.

Al-Mansûr (rear RTL المنصور) the winner
Al-Kâtib (rear RTL الكاتب) the writer

Nisba (rear RTL نِسْبة)

“origin” In general the name of the city or the province of origin, in the form of Gentilé ( - I ).

Al-Andalusî (rear RTL الأَنْدَلُسيّ) the Andalusians
Al-Misrî (rear RTL المِصْريّ) the Egyptian
El Fassi (rear RTL الفاسي) Of Fès
Al-Boukharî (rear RTL البخاري) the native of Bukhara .
At-Tabarî (rear RTL الطبري) the native of the Tabaristan .

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