Dalal (Arabic: دلال, Dalāl) is an Arabic name which means: fondness, passion, penchant, predilection, liking, partiality. It is used as a female given name in the Arab world.[1] The Arabic name has also been adopted as a surname in the Indian subcontinent; while mainly used among Indian Muslims and other South Asian Muslims, it is also used among non-Muslim Indians.[2]

Indian Subcontinent

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Dalal Clan
JātiBania,Vaishya and "Jats"
Religions  Hinduism,Sikhism and  Islam
LanguagesHindi ,Gujarati
CountryIndia
RegionGujarat
EthnicityIndian

Dalal is an surname found among Indian (Punjab Gujarat and Mumbai): Vania Sikh Jain Parsi and Muslim name [3] The Jats ruler of kuchesar belong to Dalal tribe[4] [citation needed]

Given name

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Surname

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References

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  1. ^ "Arabic name meaning".
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780199771691.[disambiguation needed]
  3. ^ "Dalal Name Meaning & Dalal Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ Stokes, Eric; Bayly, C. A. (1986). The peasant armed: the Indian revolt of 1857. Oxford : New York: Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821570-7.