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سُمَيَّة
Sumayya
su-MAY-yah
“High, lofty (diminutive).”
About Sumayya
Sumayya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "high, lofty (diminutive)" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Diminutive from the Arabic root س-م-و. Borne by Sumayya bint Khayyat, an early Muslim companion.
Widely used across Arab and South Asian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Sumayyah, Somaya, Sumaiya
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 Sumayya is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Sumayya before.
- Sumayya bint Khayyat (d. c. 615 CE), an early companion of the Prophet ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sumayya
- What does the name Sumayya mean?
- Sumayya (سُمَيَّة) means "High, lofty (diminutive)". Diminutive from the Arabic root س-م-و. Borne by Sumayya bint Khayyat, an early Muslim companion.
- Is Sumayya a name from the Qur'an?
- Sumayya 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 Sumayya a boy or a girl name?
- Sumayya is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Sumayya come from?
- Sumayya is an Arabic name, built on the root letters S-M-W. Widely used across Arab and South Asian families.
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