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نَائِلَة
Naila
NAA-ee-lah
“Attainer; one who succeeds.”
About Naila
Naila is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "attainer; one who succeeds" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ي-ل meaning 'to attain, to obtain'. Active participle, feminine.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Nailah
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 Naila is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Naila
- What does the name Naila mean?
- Naila (نَائِلَة) means "Attainer; one who succeeds". From the Arabic root ن-ي-ل meaning 'to attain, to obtain'. Active participle, feminine.
- Is Naila a name from the Qur'an?
- Naila does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Naila a boy or a girl name?
- Naila is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Naila come from?
- Naila is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters N-Y-L.
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