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سَمِيحَة
Samiha
sa-MEE-hah
“Generous, forgiving.”
About Samiha
Samiha is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "generous, forgiving" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root س-م-ح meaning 'to be generous, to forgive'. The same root yields 'samaha' (tolerance).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Samiah
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 Samiha is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Samiha
- What does the name Samiha mean?
- Samiha (سَمِيحَة) means "Generous, forgiving". From the Arabic root س-م-ح meaning 'to be generous, to forgive'. The same root yields 'samaha' (tolerance).
- Is Samiha a name from the Qur'an?
- Samiha 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 Samiha a boy or a girl name?
- Samiha is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Samiha come from?
- Samiha is an Arabic name, built on the root letters S-M-Ḥ.
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