A Name Story by Houdhoud
عَاصِم
Asim
AA-sim
“Protector, guardian.”
About Asim
Asim is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "protector, guardian" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ص-م meaning 'to protect, to preserve'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Aasim
Root letters
ع ص مʿ-Ṣ-M
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Asim is one such word.
How to say it
AA·sim
Stressed syllable in capitals
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