| Short meaning of Aleena | Tender and Delicate See below for detailed meaning |
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| How to pronounce Aleena | Up + pLay + YIppee + New + cAt Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
| Arabic Spelling (How to write Aleena in Arabic) | اليِناءْ |
| Quranic Nature (Learn more...) | Indirectly Mentioned |
| Alternate spellings of Aleena | Alyena Alyina Aleina Aleeina Elyiyna Elyiynaa Elyena Elyenaa Elyeyna Elyeynaa Elyyna Elyina Elyinaa Alyiyna Alyiynaa All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
| Quranic Root (Learn more...) | L-Y-N All Quranic baby names derived from L-Y-N: |
Meaning of Aleena
Aleena (transliteration: alyināʾ) is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means soft, pliable, delicate, gentle, derived from the L-Y-N root. Note that the “al” in alyināʾ is not the common Arabic “al” before nouns (like al-Makkah), it is part of the word’s derivation, and “al” can be placed before it, as in the phrase al-qawm al-alyināʾ (“the gentle people/tribe”) (technically: L-Y-N -> AL-YI-NAʾ on the pattern of F-ʿ-L -> AF-ʿI-LAʾ and N-B-Y (prophet) -> AN-BI-YAʾ (prophets)).
Aleena is the plural of Layyin, as is mentioned by the the great 11th century scholar Ismāʿīl bin Ḥammād al-Jawharī, who says:
Al-Līn: Softness: the opposite of roughness. It is said: the thing became soft (lāna al-shayʿu yalīnu līnan), and something is layyin or layn which is the lightened (khafīf, technically: phonologically reduced form) from it, and the plural is alyināʾ ((which is spelled as Alayna by many people today). And people are described as layyinūn and alyināʾ‘, which is indeed the plural of layyin with emphasis.1
Similarly, the 14th century scholar Al-Fayyūmī says (describing how the root L-Y-N is used):
ل ي ن : لَانَ يَلِينُ لِينًا وَالِاسْمُ اللِّيَانُ مِثْلُ كِتَابٍ وَهُوَ لَيِّنٌ وَجَمْعُهُ أَلْيِنَاءُ وَيَتَعَدَّى بِالْهَمْزَةِ وَالتَّضْعِيفِ.
L-Y-N: lāna yalīnu līnan, and the noun is al-liyān like kitāb, and something is said to be layyin, and its plural is alyināʾ, and it becomes transitive with the hamza and with gemination.2
Incidentally, the lexicographer Ibn Manẓūr (14th century) in his Lisān al-ʿArab (possibly the most respected dictionary of Arabic) makes it clear that alyināʾ is the plural of layyin (“soft”, etc.) and not līn (“softness”, etc., which is another name in our collection: Leen):
وقوم لَيْنُون وأَلْيِناءُ: إنما هو جمع لَيِّن مشدداً وهو فَيْعِل لأَن فَعْلاً لا يُجْمع على أَفْعلاء.
And a group of people can be described as līnūn or alyināʾ: [alyināʾ] is the emphatic plural of layyin and it is on the fayʿil pattern, because a noun the faʿl pattern (referring to līn) is not pluralized on the afʿilāʾ (i.e. alyināʾ‘s ) pattern.3
Aleena is derived from the L-Y-N root which is used twice in the Quran. The first usage of the root is in the word layyin (which is the singular of Aleena, as mentioned above):
ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلَى قَدَرٍ يَا مُوسَى (40) وَاصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِي (41) اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِآَيَاتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكْرِي (42) اذْهَبَا إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَى (43) فَقُولَا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَيِّنًا لَعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَى (44) قَالَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَى (45)
Then you came at the appointed time, O Moses. And I chose you for Myself. Go, you and your brother, with My signs, and do not slacken in My remembrance. Go both of you to Pharaoh, indeed he has transgressed. So speak to him with gentle speech, perhaps he may be reminded or fear. They said: Our Lord, indeed we fear that he may act hastily against us or that he may transgress. (Quran 20:40-45)
The second mention of L-Y-N is in the word līnah (Leenah in our collection), which means “soft, tender date palm tree”:
وَلَوْلَا أَنْ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْجَلَاءَ لَعَذَّبَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَهُمْ فِي الْآَخِرَةِ عَذَابُ النَّارِ (3) ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَاقُّوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَمَنْ يُشَاقِّ اللَّهَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ (4) مَا قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ لِينَةٍ أَوْ تَرَكْتُمُوهَا قَائِمَةً عَلَى أُصُولِهَا فَبِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَلِيُخْزِيَ الْفَاسِقِينَ (5)
And had it not been that Allah decreed exile for them, He would have punished them in this world, and for them in the Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire. That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger, and whoever opposes Allah, then indeed Allah is severe in punishment. Whatever palm trees you cut down or left standing upon their roots, it was by Allah’s permission and so that He might disgrace the disobedient. (Quran 59:3-5)
Anonymous
Could you please advise if Aleena is valid muslim name. Some people says its not from Arabic or Muslim region. may be used in western country but not a valid Muslim name and not found in any dictionary or in history. please advise as we like this name for our baby. Thanks.
Ikram Hawramani (QuranicNames.com Staff) Article Author
@1: Aleena is a correct and valid name, those people can look at the Lisan al-Arab dictionary, the most respected Arabic language dictionary, and they will find Aleena right on the first line of the entry for the L-Y-N root:
اللِّينُ: ضِدُّ الخُشونة. يقال في فِعْل الشيء اللَّيِّن: لانَ الشيءُ يَلِينُ لِيْناً ولَيَاناً وتَلَيَّن وشيءٌ لَيِّنٌ ولَيْنٌ، مخفف منه، والجمع أَلْيِناءُ.
Anonymous
I have spelt my daughters name Aleyna, but i get told that its not islamic and its meaningless. I want to change the spelling to Alina, as it suits my culture better, so Alina would it still have the same meaning as Aleena?? Thank you
Ikram Hawramani (QuranicNames.com Staff) Article Author
@3: Aleyna, Alina and Aleena are all acceptable spellings for this name.
Anonymous
I have seen many websites but all of them dont show the same meaning.Please tellme the right meaning THANKS…
Anonymous
as salam o alaikum is tahreem name is suitable for muslim girl..??
Anonymous
Assalamalaikum My son’s name is Mohammad Ashaaz. But when we call him we say only ‘ashaaz’ some says meaning of ashaaz is ‘wounded person’.pls tell me the correct meaning. jazakallah khair
Anonymous
Aselamu aleykum werahmetulah, my brother gets ababy girl yesterday. Masha’allah alhamdulilah! What will ae a good islmamic name for a girl who is born in ramadan?
Anonymous
my name is aleena and when i checked it’s meaning it was silk of heaven is that right
Anonymous
my little sis is name is Aleena, Aleena is an amazing muslim name its a beautiful name
Anonymous
The most beautiful girl in the world, very kind hearted.
Has a very nice personality. The most honest and loyal person you’ll ever meet.
Anonymous
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I like the name of Aleena it is a cute name because the meaning of it is delicate
Anonymous
My name is alina …,
And i like my name,and i am very proud and happy for myname.
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Luna is a muslim name.?pls answer
Anonymous
Hello …Assalamalaikum .Is aneena an arabic name?if so what is the meaning?
Anonymous
Please explain me the meaning of arish maryam and is it good to have for a muslim girl
Anonymous
Yes Aleena is Quranic name Yes Aleena is modern name always around the world and this name is Top of the world too
Anonymous
my sister name is aleena and her meanig is good looking be is good looking and is good in studies.
may Allah bless ALEENA
Anonymous
Hi everyone. Would the name Eleyna be in the Quran and if spelt like this, would it’s still have the same meaning if spelt Aleena or Alina?
Thank you,
May Allah protect you all.
Anonymous
My name is Aleena and my mom says it’s derived from Ali which means high rank.
Anonymous
Salam
My friend who is Muslim has the spelling of Aleena
My Sikh friend has the spelling of Alina
Is it haram to give my daughter the Sikh spelling
Anonymous
Salam
This is the name of my beautiful daughters name put suits her so well
Her sister is calle Maya
Anonymous
I have a baby girl .her name is she is only 12 is so cute n don’t too much crying or bother me.
Anonymous
Can we write it with Urdu haraf ain ,,, if we write it with ain to Kya is ka Matlab badal jaey ga
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my name is aleena and i am proud that i’m called
may allah bless my family and closest family
ameen
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I choosed #Aleena name for my cutest daughter, so how we can write it in Arabic?
الينا،الينه،علينا،علينه
Anonymous
my name is aleena and i love it
thank you to my mum naming me aleena
love you
Anonymous
Aleena is a beautiful name and it also a meaningful name “delicate”,at first of knowing the name it been in my hrt,i like it for my baby
Anonymous
Aleena is an islamic name ..meaning clear and distinct…
Anonymous
My cute baby name is Aleena she is so beautiful and intelligent …
Anonymous
Thanks to this website. We found our daughter’s name Aleena. We love the name very much
Anonymous
I’m Alina. In my culture it means light, strong willed and independent. Not many people are named like this so it is also a bit different, and special.