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Fouzan, also spelled Fawzan, Fowzan, and Fauzan, is an Arabic
name
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meaning "successful", "success", "victorious", or "victor". The
root word
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is "fouz", and the
tense is symbolized by the "an". In the
Arabic language
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, there is a single and plural tense, as well as a dual tense. The
suffix
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, "an", represents the dual tense of a word. Therefore, the true meaning of "Fouzan" is a dual success.
The term is derived from the Arabic
Qur'an
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, in which it appears multiple times in the form of Fouzan-Azeema, which means "Great Success" or "The Highest Achievement" and is always used in the context of the description of the everlasting eternal success which is a result of the individual who remains dedicated to God, and attains paradise for himself. And it is the name of success
Arabic masculine given names