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عَرِيشَة
Areesha
a-REE-sha
“Throne, trellis, canopy.”
About Areesha
Areesha is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "throne, trellis, canopy" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ر-ش meaning 'throne' or 'arbor'. Used as a modern South Asian feminine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
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 Areesha is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Areesha
- What does the name Areesha mean?
- Areesha (عَرِيشَة) means "Throne, trellis, canopy". From the Arabic root ع-ر-ش meaning 'throne' or 'arbor'. Used as a modern South Asian feminine name.
- Is Areesha a name from the Qur'an?
- Areesha 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 Areesha a boy or a girl name?
- Areesha is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Areesha come from?
- Areesha is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters ʿ-R-Sh.
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