Nūḥ
نُوح
Say it NOOH (the h is breathy, from the throat)
Said to mean “at rest”
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Not Arabic in origin
- In English
- Noah
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 3:33, 4:163, 6:84 The prophets
- Also spelled
- Nuh, Nooh, Nuhu
Meaning & source
A non-Arabic name, al-Jawālīqī says. Al-Kirmānī added that in Syriac it means “the one at rest” (some copies: “the grateful one”).
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نُوحٌ قَالَ الْجَوَالِيقِيُّ: أَعْجَمِيٌّ مُعَرَّبٌ زَادَ الْكِرْمَانِيُّ وَمَعْنَاهُ بالسريانية "الساكن" وفي نسخة الشَّاكِرُ
Who carried this name
- The Prophet Nūḥ (peace be upon him) Qurʾān 3:33