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آسِيَة

Asiya

AA-see-ah

One who tends, comforts.”

About Asiya

Asiya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "one who tends, comforts" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root أ-س-و meaning 'to console, to tend'. Borne by Asiya bint Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh who raised Musa, named in Islamic tradition as one of the noblest women of paradise.

Beloved across Arab and South Asian families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Also spelled

Aasiya, Asiyah

Root letters

أ س وʾ-S-W

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

Across history

Who has carried Asiya before.

  • Asiya bint Muzahim, wife of Pharaoh who raised Musa ﷺ

How to say it

AA·see·ah

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Asiya: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud