Gender Feminine
Scripts أسماء, أسمى(Arabic) اسما(Urdu) আসমা(Bengali)
Pronounced Pron. /ʔas.ˈmaːʔ/(Arabic) /ˈʔas.maː/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "supreme, higher" in Arabic, a derivative of the root سما (samā) meaning "to be high". This was the name of a daughter of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims.

Related Names

Rootsamā
VariantAsmaa(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesƏsma(Azerbaijani) Esma(Bosnian) Asma'u(Hausa) Esma(Turkish)
Same SpellingƏsma
User SubmissionsÄsmä, Asma

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Entry updated October 6, 2024