First Adhān

Ranā

رَنَا

Say it ra-NAA

Something gazed at

At a glance

Gender
Girl
Arabic root
r-n-w
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Rana, Ranaa

Meaning & source

Something one gazes at: “al-ranā … the thing looked at”, from ranā, to gaze steadily.

  • والرَّنَا، بِالْفَتْحِ مقصورٌ: الشيءُ المَنْظُورُ إِلَيْهِ، وَفِي الْمُحْكَمِ: الَّذِي يُرْنَى إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حُسْنهِ، سمَّاه بِالْمَصْدَرِ

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root r-n-w (vol. 14, p. 339)

Who carried this name

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

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