Kazem (also spelled Kadhem, Kadhim, Kazim, Qazim or Cathum; written in ar, كاظم, in Persian: کاظِم) means "tolerant", "forgiving", and "having patience" is an Arabic male given name. Although the pronunciation of the Arabic letter

Ẓāʾ , or (), is one of the six letters the Arabic alphabet added to the twenty-two inherited from the Phoenician alphabet (the others being , , , , ). In name and shape, it is a variant of . Its numerical value is 900 (see Abjad numerals). ' do ...

is often closer to a strong "d" sound, given the prevalence of the name in

Greater Iran Greater Iran ( fa, ایران بزرگ, translit=Irān-e Bozorg) refers to a region covering parts of Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Xinjiang, and the Caucasus, where both Iranian culture and Iranian languages have had a s ...

, and subsequent cultural exchanges between

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and Indian Subcontinent,

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes the fo ...

and

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

, the letter is commonly pronounced as Z. Thus the name's pronunciation differs based on location and consequently in its transcription. The most notable person to be awarded with this epithet was Musa-Al-Kadhim, the seventh Shia Imam, who is revered by both Sunnis and Sufis too.

Given name

Kazim al-Samawi Kazim Jasir Faraj ( ar, كاظم السماوي, translit=Kāẓim al-Samāwī; 1925 – 15 March 2010), better known as Kazim al-Samawi, was an Iraqis, Iraqi poet and journalist known for his humanist worldview. From the 1950s, he spent more th ...

(1925 – 2010) Iraqi poet and journalist *

Kadim Al Sahir Kadim Jabbar Al Samarai (born September 12, 1957), better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir ( ar, كاظم الساهر}), is an Iraqi singer and composer. He typically performs with an orchestra of twenty to thirty musicians on Arabic ...

(born 1957), Iraqi Singer * Kazem Akhavan, Iranian diplomat *

Kazim Ali Kazim Ali (born April 5, 1971) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor. His most recent books are ''Inquisition'' ( Wesleyan University Press, 2018) and ''All One's Blue'' (Harper Collins India, 2016). His honors include an Individu ...

(born 1971), American poet * Kazım Ayvaz (1938–2020), Turkish sport wrestler * Kazem Borjlou (born 1980), Iranian footballer * Qazim Dervishi (1908–1994), Albanian referee * Kazim Ergin (1915–2002), Turkish geophysicist * Kazem al-Haeri (born 1938), Iranian ayatollah *

Kazem Jalali Kazem Jalali ( fa, کاظم جلالی) (born 25 July 1967) is an Iranian conservative politician and member of the Majlis from Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr district. In June 2009, he was the spokesman for the foreign relations committee ...

, Iranian politician *

Qazim Koculi Qazim Koculi (August 22, 1887 – January 2, 1943) was an Albanian politician of the early 20th century and one-day acting Prime Minister of Albania. He was also the principal military commander of the Albanian forces during the Vlora War in 19 ...

(1887–1943), Albanian politician * Kazem Oraee (born 1954), Iranian engineer * Kâzım Orbay (1887–1964), Turkish general and senator * Kâzım Özalp (1880–1968), Turkish military officer * Kazem Rajavi (1934–1990), Iranian politician * Kadhem Sharif (born 1952), Iraqi wrestler and weightlifter * Kazem Seddiqi (born 1951), Iranian politician and (Islamic) scholar.

Surname

* Juggan Kazim (born 1980), Pakistani model * Raza Kazim (born 1930), Pakistani politician * Safinaz Kazem (born 1937), Egyptian author * Wissam Kadhim (born 1986), Iraqi footballer

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{{Reflist Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Turkish masculine given names

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