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مَعْصُومَة
Masuma
ma-SOO-mah
“Protected from wrong; innocent.”
About Masuma
Masuma is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "protected from wrong; innocent" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ص-م meaning 'to protect, to hold back from wrong'. Masuma is one kept safe from error — an innocent. Fatima al-Masuma, sister of the eighth Shia Imam, is buried in Qom.
Especially cherished in Shia families; common in Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Masooma, Masumah, Masoumeh
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 Masuma is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Masuma
- What does the name Masuma mean?
- Masuma (مَعْصُومَة) means "Protected from wrong; innocent". From the Arabic root ع-ص-م meaning 'to protect, to hold back from wrong'. Masuma is one kept safe from error — an innocent. Fatima al-Masuma, sister of the eighth Shia Imam, is buried in Qom.
- Is Masuma a name from the Qur'an?
- Masuma 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 Masuma a boy or a girl name?
- Masuma is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Masuma come from?
- Masuma is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-Ṣ-M. Especially cherished in Shia families; common in Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan.
- How is Masuma spelled?
- Masuma is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَعْصُومَة) is also written Masooma, Masumah, and Masoumeh. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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