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أَصَالَة

Asalah

a-SAA-lah

Authenticity, nobility of origin.”

About Asalah

Asalah is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "authenticity, nobility of origin" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root أ-ص-ل meaning 'root, origin'. Connotes authentic noble heritage.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Also spelled

Asala

Root letters

أ ص لʾ-Ṣ-L

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

How to say it

a·SAA·lah

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Asalah: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud