Raheela: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
راحیلہ
رَاحِيلَة
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Raheela (راحیلہ, Arabic رَاحِيلَة) is most often explained as “a traveller (proposed)”. It comes from the Arabic root ر ح ل. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ر ح ل.
- Meaning
- a traveller (proposed)
- معنی
- مسافر (مجوزہ)
Meaning disputed
Usually linked to rāḥila, a riding camel fit for travel, or rāḥil, departing (root ر ح ل); others take it as a form of Rāḥīl, the Arabic name for Rachel. No settled meaning.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- raa-hee-laAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ر ح ل
- Other spellings
- Rahila · Raheelah