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Sumayya

High, exalted

سُمَيَّة

Sumayya

High, exalted

Sahabi / Sahabiyyagirlarabic
Pronunciation
Sumayya
Arabic
سُمَيَّة
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Root
s-m-w
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya
Alternate spellings
SumayaSumayyah

Origin & meaning

Sumayya bint Khabbat, the first martyr of Islam, mother of Ammar ibn Yasir.

Notable bearers
  • · Sumayya bint Khabbat
Themes
Same root · s-m-w

Names sharing this root.

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).