| Short meaning of Raem | See below for detailed meaning |
|---|---|
| How to pronounce Raem | RAndom + IMpulse Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
| Original Spelling | رائم How to write Raem in the original language, such as Arabic or Persian |
| Alternate spellings of Raem | Raaem Raim Raaim Rayem Raayim Ra'im All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
This is NOT a Quranic name, but Muslims can use it since it has a good or neutral meaning.
Meaning of Raem
Raem is an Arabic word that means “affectionate [mother]“, “loving [mother]”, “motherly”, a mother who has strong affection for her child. As far as I know this word is not used today by Arabs as a name and it is mentioned mainly in the classical sources. But since it has a good meaning, there is no issue with people using it as a name.
The 12th century scholar Abū Mūsā al-Madīnī says:
(رأم) – وفي حديث عَائِشَةَ، رَضِى الله عنها، “تَرْأَمُه ويَأْباها” . : أي تَعطِف عليه كما تَرأَمُ الأُمُّ ولدَها، والناقَةُ حُوارَها. وناقة رَؤُومٌ ورَائِمَةٌ، وكُلُّ مَنْ أحبَّ شيئًا وأَلِفَه فقد رَئمَه.
From a hadith of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, “She shows maternal affection toward him while he rejects her”: meaning she shows compassion toward him as a mother shows maternal affection to her child, and as a she-camel to her calf. A she-camel is described as raʾūm (compassionate) and rāʾimah (the grammatically feminine form of Raem, meaning maternally affectionate), and everyone who loves something and becomes familiar with it has shown raʾm (maternal affection) toward it.1
The 18th century scholar Murtaḍa al-Zabīdī mentions in his encyclopedic Tāj al-ʿArūs, directly mentioning the word Raem:
(فَهِيَ} رَؤُومٌ {ورائِمَةٌ} ورائِمٌ) : عاطِفَة على وَلَدها.
“She is raʾūm and rāʾimah and rāʾim [Raem]”: she shows affection towards her child. 2
Anonymous
I would like give it but for a boy. Is it correct? Especially in the fact that many websites put it as a male name with meaning “one who has desire and searches”.
Anonymous
Can I please get the link for the English quran where I can find this word and its meaning