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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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Common questions about Areej
- What does the name Areej mean?
- Areej (أَرِيج) means "Fragrance, sweet aroma". From the Arabic root أ-ر-ج meaning 'to spread fragrance'.
- Is Areej a name from the Qur'an?
- Areej 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 Areej a boy or a girl name?
- Areej is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Areej come from?
- Areej is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʾ-R-J.
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