Asiya: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
آسیہ
آسِيَة
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Asiya (آسیہ, Arabic آسِيَة) is most often explained as “one who tends and consoles (uncertain)”. It comes from the Arabic root أ س و. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, أ س و.
- Meaning
- one who tends and consoles (uncertain)
- معنی
- تسلی دینے والی (غیر یقینی)
Meaning disputed
The name given in hadith to the wife of Pharaoh. It is often linked to the root of healing and consoling (أ س و), but the derivation of the name is uncertain.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- aa-si-yaAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- أ س و
- Other spellings
- Aasiya · Asia · Asiyah
- Known bearer
- Asiya, wife of Pharaoh, named in hadith
- Themes
- Kindness