Malay Names · Girl
Nur Salmah name meaning
“light; safe”
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- N
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptنور سلمى
Nur Salmah is a girl's name from Arabic combining Nur, meaning 'light', with Salmah, meaning 'safe'.
What does Nur Salmah mean?
About the name Nur Salmah
Nur Salmah is built from Nur, an Arabic word meaning 'light' that is often placed before a girl's name. Salmah is the Malay spelling of the Arabic name Salmā (سلمى), meaning 'safe', from the verb salima, 'to be safe', built on the root s-l-m. The spelling Salma is also used. The first element is also spelled Nor or Noor in Malaysian records.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Nur-Sal-mah |
| Parts | Nur + Salmah |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with N |
| Arabic script | نور سلمى |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: سلمى · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Salma · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Nur♀Light
- Noraini♀Light of the eye
- Norhayati♀Light of life
- Nurul♀Light of
- Nur Hidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nur Syafiqah♀Light · compassionate
- Nur Atiqah♀Light · ancient, free
- Nurul Hidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nur Izzati♀Light · honour, power
- Norhidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nurul Ain♀Light of the eye
- Nur Fatihah♀Light of the beginning
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