Khadija: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
خدیجہ
خَدِيجَة
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Khadija (خدیجہ, Arabic خَدِيجَة) means “born before term”. It comes from the Arabic root خ د ج. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, خ د ج.
- Meaning
- born before term
- معنی
- قبل از وقت پیدا ہونے والی
Where it comes from
From khadaja, to bring forth young before the due time; khadīj is the prematurely born.
- Say it
- kha-dee-jaAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- خ د ج
- Other spellings
- Khadijah · Khadeeja
- Known bearer
- Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Prophet ﷺ