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إِينَاس

Ines

ee-NAAS

“Friendly companionship.”

About Ines

Ines is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "friendly companionship" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root أ-ن-س meaning 'companionship, intimacy'. Same root as 'ins' (humanity).

Very popular in Maghrebi (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Also spelled

Inas, Inass

Root letters

أ ن سʾ-N-S

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

How to say it

ee·NAAS

Stressed syllable in capitals

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