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عَالِيَة
Aaliyah
aa-LEE-yah
“High, exalted.”
About Aaliyah
Aaliyah is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "high, exalted" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ل-و meaning 'to be high'. Feminine of Ali. Variant of Aliya.
Beloved across Arab, South Asian, and African American Muslim families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Aliyah, Alia
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Aaliyah is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aaliyah
- What does the name Aaliyah mean?
- Aaliyah (عَالِيَة) means "High, exalted". From the Arabic root ع-ل-و meaning 'to be high'. Feminine of Ali. Variant of Aliya.
- Is Aaliyah a name from the Qur'an?
- Aaliyah does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Aaliyah a boy or a girl name?
- Aaliyah is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Aaliyah come from?
- Aaliyah is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-L-W. Beloved across Arab, South Asian, and African American Muslim families.
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