First Adhān

Farīdah

فَريدَة

Say it fa-REE-dah

A precious single gem

At a glance

Gender
Girl
Arabic root
f-r-d
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Farida, Fareeda, Faridah

Meaning & source

A single precious gem: farīdah is one of the farāʾid, the gold beads set between the pearls of a necklace.

  • والفَريدُ والفَرائدُ: الشَّذْرُ الَّذِي يَفْصِل بَيْنَ اللُّؤْلؤ وَالذَّهَبِ، وَاحِدَتُهُ فَريدَةٌ، وَيُقَالُ لَهُ: الجاوَرْسَقُ بِلِسَانِ الْعَجَمِ، وبَيَّاعُه الفَرَّادُ

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root f-r-d (vol. 3, p. 332)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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