- Meaning
- A white, shining stone
- Arabic
- مروة
- Say it
- MAR-wa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:158)
About the meaning
Al-Marwa is one of the two hills in Mecca that pilgrims walk between (2:158).
Other spellings
Maroua, Marwah, Merve
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Questions about Marwa
What does Marwa mean?
Marwa means: A white, shining stone. Al-Marwa is one of the two hills in Mecca that pilgrims walk between (2:158).
Is Marwa in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:158).
Is Marwa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Marwa is a girl’s name.
How do you write Marwa in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Marwa is written مروة.