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سُمَيَّة
Sumaya
soo-MAY-yah
“Lofty, exalted.”
About Sumaya
Sumaya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "lofty, exalted" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Diminutive form of 'sama' (sky, height). Borne by Sumayya bint Khabbab, the first martyr of Islam.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Sumayya, Sumayyah
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 Sumaya is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Sumaya before.
- Sumayya bint Khabbab, the first martyr of Islam
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sumaya
- What does the name Sumaya mean?
- Sumaya (سُمَيَّة) means "Lofty, exalted". Diminutive form of 'sama' (sky, height). Borne by Sumayya bint Khabbab, the first martyr of Islam.
- Is Sumaya a name from the Qur'an?
- Sumaya 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 Sumaya a boy or a girl name?
- Sumaya is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Sumaya come from?
- Sumaya is an Arabic name, built on the root letters S-M-W.
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