About Malalai
The name "Malalai" is of Pashto origin and is commonly used in Afghanistan. It is derived from the words "malal" meaning "grief" or "sadness" and "ai" which is a suffix denoting a female. Therefore, the name Malalai can be interpreted as "sadness" or "grief-stricken woman." It is also associated with a legendary Afghan heroine named Malalai of Maiwand, who played a significant role in the Battle of Maiwand in 1880.
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Most individuals with the name Malalai are female.
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Here's how to represent Malalai in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Malalai using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.