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عَلِينَا

Aleena

a-LEE-na

Soft, delicate.”

About Aleena

Aleena is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "soft, delicate" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Modern South Asian feminine name often connected to the Arabic root ل-ي-ن (softness).

Very popular in Pakistani families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic · Urdu

Gender

Girl

Also spelled

Alina, Alyna

Root letters

ل ي نL-Y-N

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Aleena is one such word.

How to say it

a·LEE·na

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Aleena: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud