Maleeha: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
ملیحہ
مَلِيحَة
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Maleeha (ملیحہ, Arabic مَلِيحَة) means “comely, pleasing in looks”. It comes from the Arabic root م ل ح. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, م ل ح.
- Meaning
- comely, pleasing in looks
- معنی
- خوش شکل، ملیح
Where it comes from
Feminine of malīḥ; besides 'salty' it means goodly and pleasing in appearance (Lane).
- Say it
- ma-lee-haAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- م ل ح
- Other spellings
- Maliha · Malihah
- Themes
- Beauty