- Meaning
- Comfort, solace
- Arabic
- سلوى
- Say it
- SAL-waa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:57)
About the meaning
In the Quran al-salwa is also the quail God sent as food to the Children of Israel (2:57).
Other spellings
Selwa
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Questions about Salwa
What does Salwa mean?
Salwa means: Comfort, solace. In the Quran al-salwa is also the quail God sent as food to the Children of Israel (2:57).
Is Salwa in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:57).
Is Salwa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Salwa is a girl’s name.
How do you write Salwa in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Salwa is written سلوى.