Osama: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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اسامہ
أُسَامَة
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Osama (اسامہ, Arabic أُسَامَة) means “lion”. It comes from the Arabic root أ س م. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, أ س م.
- Meaning
- lion
- معنی
- شیر
Where it comes from
Lane gives usāma as a name for the lion.
- Say it
- u-saa-maAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- أ س م
- Other spellings
- Usama · Usamah
- Known bearer
- Usama ibn Zayd, companion of the Prophet ﷺ
- Themes
- Strength