No. 845 in Malay

zainal

"Zainal" is a Malay male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "adornment" or "beauty."

In a sentence

Zainal sedang membaca buku di perpustakaan.
Zainal is reading a book in the library.
In this sentence, 'Zainal' is used as a proper noun, specifically a name.
Adakah awak nampak Zainal tadi di kafe?
Did you see Zainal earlier at the café?
Here, 'Zainal' remains a proper noun representing a person's name, used in a question form.
Kami akan menghadiri majlis perkahwinan Zainal hujung minggu ini.
We will be attending Zainal's wedding this weekend.
In this context, 'Zainal' is a proper noun used possessively to indicate ownership of the wedding event.

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