Liynah

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Tender and Delicate

Liynah is variant of Leena and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Liynah or Leena, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Leena.

Full Meaning of Liynah

Liynah is a direct Quranic name for girls that means “young palm tree”, figuratively meaning “soft and delicate”. Some people pronounce the name Liynaha, with a long “a” sound at the end, that’s an acceptable variant. It’s mentioned in the following Quranic verse:

Whatever [of their] young palm trees you may have cut down, [O believers,] or left standing on their roots, was [done] by God’s leave, and in order that He might confound the iniquitous. {59:5}