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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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Common questions about Asim
- What does the name Asim mean?
- Asim (عَاصِم) means "Protector, guardian". From the Arabic root ع-ص-م meaning 'to protect, to preserve'.
- Is Asim a name from the Qur'an?
- Asim 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 Asim a boy or a girl name?
- Asim is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Asim come from?
- Asim is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-Ṣ-M.
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