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دَالِيَا
Dalia
DAH-lee-ah
“Grapevine; gentle.”
About Dalia
Dalia is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "grapevine; gentle" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Modern name; in Arabic contexts often associated with the grapevine and its blossoms.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Dalia is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Dalia
- What does the name Dalia mean?
- Dalia (دَالِيَا) means "Grapevine; gentle". Modern name; in Arabic contexts often associated with the grapevine and its blossoms.
- Is Dalia a name from the Qur'an?
- Dalia 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 Dalia a boy or a girl name?
- Dalia is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Dalia come from?
- Dalia is an Arabic name, built on the root letters D-L-Y.
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