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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

ن ي لN-Y-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 Naila is one such word.

How to say it

NAA·ee·lah

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Naila: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud