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قُرَّةُ العَيْن
Quratulain
qur-ra-tul-AYN
“Coolness of the eye — a delight, a comfort.”
About Quratulain
Quratulain is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "coolness of the eye — a delight, a comfort" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
An Arabic phrase, qurrat al-'ayn, 'coolness of the eye': the classical idiom for a person who brings comfort and joy. Carried as a single given name in South Asia.
Distinctively Pakistani and Indian; Qurratulain Hyder (1927–2007) was a celebrated Urdu novelist.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Qurratulain, Qurrat-ul-Ain, Qurat ul Ain, Qurratul Ain
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 Quratulain is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Quratulain
- What does the name Quratulain mean?
- Quratulain (قُرَّةُ العَيْن) means "Coolness of the eye — a delight, a comfort". An Arabic phrase, qurrat al-'ayn, 'coolness of the eye': the classical idiom for a person who brings comfort and joy. Carried as a single given name in South Asia.
- Is Quratulain a name from the Qur'an?
- Quratulain 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 Quratulain a boy or a girl name?
- Quratulain is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Quratulain come from?
- Quratulain is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters Q-R-R. Distinctively Pakistani and Indian; Qurratulain Hyder (1927–2007) was a celebrated Urdu novelist.
- How is Quratulain spelled?
- Quratulain is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (قُرَّةُ العَيْن) is also written Qurratulain, Qurrat-ul-Ain, Qurat ul Ain, and Qurratul Ain. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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