Karim: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyArabic
کریم
كَرِيم
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Karim (کریم, Arabic كَرِيم) means “generous; noble”. It comes from the Arabic root ك ر م. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ك ر م.
- Meaning
- generous; noble
- معنی
- سخی، شریف
Where it comes from
From karuma, to be noble or generous. Al-Karīm is a name of Allah; the Quran also uses the word of people (e.g. 69:40).
- Say it
- ka-reemAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ك ر م
- Other spellings
- Kareem