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Sakinah name meaning

“serenity; tranquility”

Letters
7
Syllables
3
First letter
S
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl
4

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Sakinah

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Malay Names: SMeaning peaceArabic origin

Sakinah is a girl's name from Arabic meaning 'serenity'.

What does Sakinah mean?

Serenity; tranquility

In Malay: ketenangan; ketenteraman

Sources (1)

About the name Sakinah

Sakinah comes from the Arabic word sakīnah meaning inner calm and tranquility. In the Qur'an (48:4) the word is used for the serenity sent down into the hearts of believers. Sakina and Sakeenah are other spellings.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic
SyllablesSa-ki-nah
First letterMalay Names starting with S
Arabic scriptسكينة

Compound names with Sakinah

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: سكينة · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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