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نَجْمَة
Najma
NAJ-mah
“Star.”
About Najma
Najma is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "star" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ج-م, 'star'. The feminine form of najm; Nedjma is the Maghrebi spelling.
Common in the Maghreb, East Africa, and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Najmah, Nejma, Nedjma
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 Najma is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Najma
- What does the name Najma mean?
- Najma (نَجْمَة) means "Star". From the Arabic root ن-ج-م, 'star'. The feminine form of najm; Nedjma is the Maghrebi spelling.
- Is Najma a name from the Qur'an?
- Najma 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 Najma a boy or a girl name?
- Najma is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Najma come from?
- Najma is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-J-M. Common in the Maghreb, East Africa, and South Asia.
- How is Najma spelled?
- Najma is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (نَجْمَة) is also written Najmah, Nejma, and Nedjma. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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