Sayim

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Virtuous, Pious, God-Fearing and Devoted to God

Sayim is variant of Saim and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Sayim or Saim, 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: Saim.

Full Meaning of Sayim

Sayim is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “one who is fasting,” a person who gives up pleasures for the sake of Allah. It comes from Saum, fasting. It is used in the plural Sayimeen and Saimaat in the Quran in the same verse:

Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so – for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward. (Quran 33:35)