Yaseen: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyArabic
یٰسین
يٰسٓ
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Yaseen (یٰسین, Arabic يٰسٓ) is most often explained as “the Quranic letters Ya Sin”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: none of Lane, Steingass or Platts has an entry for it.
- Meaning
- the Quranic letters Ya Sin
- معنی
- سورہ یٰسین کے حروف
Meaning disputed
Yā Sīn are the separate letters opening Surah 36; their meaning is not known with certainty, and their use as a title of the Prophet ﷺ comes from later tradition.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- yaa-seenAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Yasin · Yaasin