Rumaisa: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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رمیصاء
رُمَيْصَاء
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Rumaisa (رمیصاء, Arabic رُمَيْصَاء) is most often explained as “a byname, diminutive of ramṣāʾ (see note)”. It comes from the Arabic root ر م ص. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ر م ص.
- Meaning
- a byname, diminutive of ramṣāʾ (see note)
- معنی
- رمصاء کی تصغیر (نوٹ دیکھیں)
Meaning disputed
Al-Rumaysāʾ was a byname of Umm Sulaym bint Milhan; it is a diminutive of ramṣāʾ, from ramaṣ, whitish matter at the corner of the eye (Lane). Popular glosses such as 'princess' have no dictionary support.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- ru-mai-saAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ر م ص
- Other spellings
- Rumaysa · Romaisa
- Known bearer
- Umm Sulaym bint Milhan, mother of Anas ibn Malik