- Origin: Arabic ذكرى
- Meaning: “memory; recollection; thoughts of the past; remembrance.”
- Gender: feminine
- (ZEEK-ruh, THEEK-rah)
The name can either be pronounced with a z or th sound depending on the dialect of Arabic. It is sometimes used in reference to al-Dikr, (remembrance of Allah), which is mentioned by the Islamic scholar Ibn Hajar al-Askalani as being the name of one of the seven gates of Jannah.
The name was borne by Tunisian pop-singer, Thekra (1966-2003).
Other forms and transliterations include:
- Dekra, Dhikra, Dikra
- Zaakirah (ZAH-kee-ruh)
- Zekra
- Zikraa (zee-KRAH)
- Thikra, Thekra
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