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Zalmai
does anyone know the meaning of the male name Zalmai? Also, how do you pronounce it? I think it's pronounced zaal-MY, but i'm not sure. All I know is that it is of Afghan origin.
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Most babynamesites state, that the origin of Zalmai (or Zalmay) is Afghan and the meaning is "young" (or sometimes "youthful") The spelling in Pashto is زلمې (scroll down):
http://www.khyber.org/culture/names/boynames.shtmlPronunciation: ZAHL'-may:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1580065/posts
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