Gender Feminine Usage Arabic, Urdu Scripts نائلة(Arabic) نائلہ(Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /ˈnaː.ʔi.la/(Arabic) Meaning & History Feminine form of Nail. This was the name of the wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims. She tried in vain to prevent a mob from murdering her husband, and had several fingers cut off in the process.