Masuma

Gender Feminine
Usage Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Scripts معصومة(Arabic) معصومه(Pashto) معصومہ(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /maʕ.ˈsˤuː.ma/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "innocent, sinless" in Arabic, derived from the root عصم (ʿaṣama) meaning "to protect". After her death, this name was applied to Fatima, a daughter of the 9th-century Shia imam Musa al-Kazim.

Related Names

Rootʿaṣama
Other Languages & CulturesMəsumə(Azerbaijani) Masoomeh, Masoumeh(Persian)
Same SpellingMəsumə

Popularity

Categories

purity, virtues
Entry updated October 6, 2024