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أَرْوَى
Arwa
AR-wah
“Female mountain ibex; one who is satisfied.”
About Arwa
Arwa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "female mountain ibex; one who is satisfied" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
A classical Arabic name from the root ر-و-ي ('to be quenched, satisfied'); arwa is also the female mountain ibex, graceful and sure-footed. Borne by Arwa bint Kurayz, mother of the caliph Uthman.
Popular in the Gulf, Yemen, and the Levant.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Arwaa, Arwah
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 Arwa is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Arwa before.
- Arwa bint Kurayz (7th century CE), mother of the caliph Uthman ibn Affan
- Arwa al-Sulayhi (1048–1138 CE), queen of Yemen
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Arwa
- What does the name Arwa mean?
- Arwa (أَرْوَى) means "Female mountain ibex; one who is satisfied". A classical Arabic name from the root ر-و-ي ('to be quenched, satisfied'); arwa is also the female mountain ibex, graceful and sure-footed. Borne by Arwa bint Kurayz, mother of the caliph Uthman.
- Is Arwa a name from the Qur'an?
- Arwa 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 Arwa a boy or a girl name?
- Arwa is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Arwa come from?
- Arwa is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-W-Y. Popular in the Gulf, Yemen, and the Levant.
- How is Arwa spelled?
- Arwa is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أَرْوَى) is also written Arwaa and Arwah. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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