- Meaning
- One who comforts and heals
- Arabic
- آسية
- Say it
- AA-si-ya
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
From asa, to treat a wound and console. The Quran praises the wife of Pharaoh (66:11) without naming her; the hadith call her Asiya and count her among the most perfect of women. Different from Asiya (عاصية), disobedient, a name the Prophet changed to Jamila.
Famous people with this name
- Asiya, wife of Pharaoh, who believed and raised Musa
Other spellings
Asiyah, Assia, Asiye
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Questions about Asiya
What does Asiya mean?
Asiya means: One who comforts and heals. From asa, to treat a wound and console. The Quran praises the wife of Pharaoh (66:11) without naming her; the hadith call her Asiya and count her among the most perfect of women. Different from Asiya (عاصية), disobedient, a name the Prophet changed to Jamila.
Is Asiya in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Asiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Asiya is a girl’s name.
How do you write Asiya in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Asiya is written آسية.