Haleema: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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حلیمہ
حَلِيمَة
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Haleema (حلیمہ, Arabic حَلِيمَة) means “gentle; forbearing”. It comes from the Arabic root ح ل م. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ح ل م.
- Meaning
- gentle; forbearing
- معنی
- بردبار، نرم مزاج
Where it comes from
Feminine of ḥalīm, from ḥaluma, to be forbearing.
- Say it
- ha-lee-maAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ح ل م
- Other spellings
- Halima · Haleemah
- Known bearer
- Halima al-Sadiyya, foster-mother of the Prophet ﷺ