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Sumaya name meaning

سمية

Sumaya · su-MAY-yah

A diminutive of "sama" or "sumuw": the lofty one.

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Arabic root
س م و
Pronunciation
su-MAY-yah
Other spellings
Somaya, Sumayyah

About the name Sumaya

Sumaya is a diminutive linked to the root s-m-w, height, so it means roughly "the little lofty one". Sumayyah bint Khayyat, the mother of Ammar ibn Yasir, is remembered as the first person to die for her faith in Islam. The name is used in Egypt, Jordan, the Gulf and South Asia. Spellings include Sumaya, Somaya and Sumayyah.

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What is the origin of the name Sumaya?

Sumaya (سمية) is an Arabic name, from the Arabic root س م و. A diminutive of "sama" or "sumuw": the lofty one.

How do you write Sumaya in Arabic?

In Arabic script it is written سمية. In English it is also spelled Somaya or Sumayyah.