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  • proper noun A female given name

Etymologies

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Arabic

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Examples

  • He would make Woman (as he called Zuleika) writhe.

    Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Max Beerbohm 1914

  • He would make Woman (as he called Zuleika) writhe.

    Zuleika Dobson 1911

  • "Zuleika," I asked gently, "what hold has he over you, child -- dope also?"

    The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • "Zuleika," I said, "my race is soon run, but let me get you out of this -- come with me and I swear I'll get you away from this fiend!"

    The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • "Zuleika," I said, speaking hurriedly, "time flies and there are things I must learn; tell me -- who are you and why do you remain in this den of Hades?"

    The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • "Zuleika," cried he, sadly, "you do not love me; you never loved me; I have been the victim of a cruel deception!"

    Edmond Dantès Edmund Flagg

  • "Zuleika," said he, in a tone of decision, "I will see both the Viscount and my son in regard to this matter, for now that Luigi Vampa seems to have had a share in it, close investigation is imperatively demanded."

    Edmond Dantès Edmund Flagg

  • "Zuleika," said Espérance, approaching his sister and taking her hand,

    Edmond Dantès Edmund Flagg

  • Joseph’s refusal to yield to the advances of Potiphar’s wife (later called Zuleika) is interpreted in Muslim commentaries as a confrontation between two religions, Joseph symbolizing the prophet of God, Zuleika paganism.

    Art: Representation of Biblical Women. 2009

  • "Zuleika," Katie enunciated with bitterest abhorrence.

    Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Max Beerbohm 1914

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