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تَالَا
Tala
TAH-la
“Young palm tree; sweet.”
About Tala
Tala is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "young palm tree; sweet" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Modern name evoking gentleness and a young date palm.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
ت ل اT-L-
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Tala is one such word.
How to say it
TAH·la
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Tala
- What does the name Tala mean?
- Tala (تَالَا) means "Young palm tree; sweet". Modern name evoking gentleness and a young date palm.
- Is Tala a name from the Qur'an?
- Tala 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 Tala a boy or a girl name?
- Tala is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Tala come from?
- Tala is an Arabic name, built on the root letters T-L-.
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