Girl's name · Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
Ramlah: meaning and origin
رملة- Meaning
- A patch or grain of sand
- Arabic
- رملة
- Say it
- RAM-la
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Woman companion (sahabiyyah)
- Also spelled
- Ramla
- Source
- Ibn Hajar, al-Isabah
Who she was
Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan, Umm Habibah, Mother of the Believers, who held to Islam in Abyssinia.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Ramlah mean?
A patch or grain of sand.
How do you pronounce Ramlah?
Say it as RAM-la; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written رملة.
Is Ramlah in the Quran?
No, the name itself is not a word in the Quran. It is known as the name of a companion of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Ibn Hajar, al-Isabah.
Is Ramlah a boy's or girl's name?
Ramlah is a girl's name.
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