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نَهْلَة

Nahla

NAH-lah

A drink (esp. of cool water); honeybee.”

About Nahla

Nahla is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "a drink (esp. of cool water); honeybee" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ن-ه-ل meaning 'to drink one's fill'. Also evokes a honeybee (nahl).

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

ن ه لN-H-L

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

How to say it

NAH·lah

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Nahla: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud