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آيَة
Ayah
AA-yah
“Sign, miracle; a verse.”
About Ayah
Ayah is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "sign, miracle; a verse" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-ي-ي. An aya is a sign or a marvel, and it is also the word for a single verse of the Qur'an — the sense in which most parents choose it.
Very popular across the Arab world and increasingly in the West.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Aya, Ayat, Aayah
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 Ayah is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ayah
- What does the name Ayah mean?
- Ayah (آيَة) means "Sign, miracle; a verse". From the Arabic root أ-ي-ي. An aya is a sign or a marvel, and it is also the word for a single verse of the Qur'an — the sense in which most parents choose it.
- Is Ayah a name from the Qur'an?
- Ayah 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 Ayah a boy or a girl name?
- Ayah is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ayah come from?
- Ayah is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʾ-Y-Y. Very popular across the Arab world and increasingly in the West.
- How is Ayah spelled?
- Ayah is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (آيَة) is also written Aya, Ayat, and Aayah. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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