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نُهَى
Noha
NO-hah
“Intellect, sound judgement.”
About Noha
Noha is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "intellect, sound judgement" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ه-ي. Nuha is intellect and sound judgement — the plural of nuhya, 'a mind that restrains from wrong'.
Very common in Egypt and Syria.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Nuha, Nouha
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 Noha is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Noha
- What does the name Noha mean?
- Noha (نُهَى) means "Intellect, sound judgement". From the Arabic root ن-ه-ي. Nuha is intellect and sound judgement — the plural of nuhya, 'a mind that restrains from wrong'.
- Is Noha a name from the Qur'an?
- Noha 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 Noha a boy or a girl name?
- Noha is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Noha come from?
- Noha is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-H-Y. Very common in Egypt and Syria.
- How is Noha spelled?
- Noha is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (نُهَى) is also written Nuha and Nouha. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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