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Sumaira

A Quranic Name for Girls

Short meaning of SumairaGood Friend and Companion
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How to pronounce Sumaira

Smart + pUt + MAY + RUn

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Arabic Spelling (How to write Sumaira in Arabic)سُمَيْرَة
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of SumairaSumairah Somaira Somairah Sumayra Soumayra Suemaira Someireh Someirah Somereh Somerah Somayreh Somayrah Someyreh Someyrah Somaireh
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Quranic Root
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S-M-R

Meaning of Sumaira

Sumaira is a Quranic name for girls that means “night companion in conversation”, a beloved friend who stays up with her friends to talk. It is the diminutive form of the name Samira. It is not directly mentioned in the Quran, but its root is S-M-R which is used in the Quran in 19:52 when speaking of a group of people in Makkah who made fun of the Quran at the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him:

behaving arrogantly, you would talk senselessly [about the Quran] far into the night.

How to Write Sumaira in Arabic

Sumaira written in Arabic print and handwriting script (Naskh)

The Arabic word Sumaira written in naskh script

Sumaira written in Quranic script (Quranic Naskh)

The Arabic word Sumaira written in Quranic naskh script

Sumaira written in Kufi/Kufic calligraphic script

The Arabic word Sumaira written in Kufi/Kufic calligraphic script

Sumaira written in Nastaliq calligraphic script

The Arabic word Sumaira written in Nastaliq calligraphic script

Sumaira written in Ruqaa calligraphic script

The Arabic word Sumaira written in Ruqaa calligraphic script

Sumaira written in Rubutun Kano calligraphic script (from West Africa)

The Arabic word Sumaira written in Rubutun Kano calligraphic script

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Alternative Spellings of Sumaira

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