Surayya: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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ثریا
ثُرَيَّا
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Surayya (ثریا, Arabic ثُرَيَّا) means “the Pleiades”. It comes from the Arabic root ث ر و. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ث ر و.
- Meaning
- the Pleiades
- معنی
- ثریا ستاروں کا جھرمٹ
Where it comes from
Lane: al-thurayyā, the Pleiades; a diminutive form linked to tharwa, abundance.
- Say it
- su-ray-yaAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ث ر و
- Other spellings
- Suraiya · Soraya · Thurayya
- Themes
- Light