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What is the meaning of the name Sumayya?

· 28 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 21480English

Question

what is the meaning of sumayya

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The name Sumayya (سمية) is the diminutive form of the word Samiyah.

The word Samiyah means a "woman who is high in status, esteem and stature".

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mawlana Saeed Ahmed Golaub

Westmoreland, Jamaica, West Indies

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Moulana Ismail Desai

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