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أَرِيج

Areej

a-REEJ

Fragrance, sweet aroma.”

About Areej

Areej is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "fragrance, sweet aroma" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root أ-ر-ج meaning 'to spread fragrance'.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

أ ر جʾ-R-J

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

How to say it

a·REEJ

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Areej: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud