Zulekha

Zulekha is a feminine given name, most commonly considered a variant of Zulaikha. The name’s origin is uncertain, with both Arabic and Persian roots suggested by scholars, but its exact meaning is unknown. In later Jewish and Islamic tradition, Zulaikha is the name given to the wife of Potiphar, who is unnamed in the Bible and the Quran, and who attempts to seduce Joseph. The Persian poet Jami retold her story as a mystical romance in his work Yusuf and Zulaikha. The variant Zuleika appears in English literature, notably in Max Beerbohm’s novel Zuleika Dobson.