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A Quranic Name for Girls

How to pronounce Dunya

Day + pUt + New + YArn

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Dunya in Arabic)دُنْيَا
Quranic Nature
(Learn more...)		Directly Mentioned
Quranic Root
(Learn more...)		D-N-A
All Quranic baby names derived from D-N-A:

Meaning of Dunya

Dunya is an Arabic name for girls that means “worldly life”. Its literal meaning is “that which is close”, “that which is near”. Dunya is a direct Quranic name mentioned about 115 times in the Quran.

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