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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
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
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aleena
- What does the name Aleena mean?
- Aleena (عَلِينَا) means "Soft, delicate". Modern South Asian feminine name often connected to the Arabic root ل-ي-ن (softness).
- Is Aleena a name from the Qur'an?
- Aleena does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Aleena a boy or a girl name?
- Aleena is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Aleena come from?
- Aleena is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters L-Y-N. Very popular in Pakistani families.
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