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Najm () or Najam (also Negm, in Egyptian dialect/pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning Star. It, Najm, is a direct Qurʾanic name for boys and girls that means “star”, “luminary”, “source of inspiration”. The word Najm is mentioned four times in the Qurʾān, and is also the name of chapter 53 of the Qurʾān: Surat an-An-Najm. Najm (or Negm, more common in Egypt) is also an Arab family name.

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Najm () or Najam (also Negm, in Egyptian dialect/pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning Star. It, Najm, is a direct Qurʾanic name for boys and girls that means “star”, “luminary”, “source of inspiration”. The word Najm is mentioned four times in the Qurʾān, and is also the name of chapter 53 of the Qurʾān: Surat an-An-Najm. Najm (or Negm, more common in Egypt) is also an 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

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