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Saudi Founding Day Jewellery Gifts

Saudi Founding Day falls on 22 February and marks the founding of the first Saudi state in 1727. A jewellery gift for the day works best when it carries a word: the Al Saudia necklace spells «السعو...

Silsal, Iqd or Qilada? Arabic Words for Necklaces Explained

Silsal, iqd and qilada all describe something worn around the neck, but they lean differently. Silsal comes from silsila, a chain. Iqd is the classic word for a necklace and is the most searched in...

The 28 Arabic Letters: Names, Sounds and Example Names

Arabic has 28 letters, from alif to ya. Several have no English equivalent (ح, خ, ع, غ, ق), and some pairs share one English letter, such as ت and ط for T or س and ص for S. That is why the same nam...

Arabic Letter Forms Explained: How a Letter Looks on a Pendant

Most Arabic letters have up to four shapes, depending on whether they stand alone or sit at the start, middle or end of a word. A single-letter pendant shows the letter on its own, so it can look d...

Arabic Word Necklace Ideas Beyond Names: Love, Country and Flowers

Beyond a name, the most popular Arabic words on necklaces are حب (love) and a country name such as السعودية or الإمارات. Lana Al Kamal offers the Zahra Love Necklace with حب on the chain, the Al Sa...

Arabic Calligraphy Styles in Jewellery: Naskh, Thuluth, Diwani, Kufi

Arabic name jewellery usually follows one of five scripts. Naskh is the clearest to read, Thuluth and Diwani are the most decorative, Kufi is angular and geometric, and Ruqah is simple and compact....

How to Write Your Name in Arabic for a Necklace

To write a name in Arabic for a necklace, get the spelling from the wearer, count the letters as written in Arabic (not in English), and note which letters have dots, because on Lana Al Kamal's nam...

Arabic Name Necklace for English and Other Non-Arabic Names

A non-Arabic name is written in Arabic by its sound. Sounds such as "p" and "v" have no Arabic letter of their own, so they are usually written ب and ف. Count the Arabic letters, not the English on...

Al Saudia and Al Emarat Necklaces: Your Country's Name in Arabic Calligraphy

Two 18K gold calligraphy pendants that spell the country's name in Arabic: Al Saudia (AED 8,000) and Al Emarat (AED 7,800), both with natural diamonds and the brand's golden bubbles texture (Novemb...

Arabic Love Necklace in 18K Gold: How to Choose One

How to choose an Arabic love necklace in 18K gold, what the Arabic words for love mean, and which piece suits which gift, from AED 3,800 (November 2026).