Jana means fresh fruit, ready to pick. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
جَنَى
Jana
Fresh fruit, ready to pick
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Meaning
Jana (جَنَى) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means fresh fruit, ready to pick. Jana (fruit) and Jannah (garden) are different words.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Jana comes from the root ج ن ي, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
In 55:54 "the fruit of both gardens is near at hand".
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍۢ
Muttaki'eena 'alaa furushim bataaa'inuhaa min istabraq; wajanal jannataini daan
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
Quran 55:54. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it JA-naa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Janaa. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ج jim + ن nun + ى alif maqsura.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Jana bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Jana (جَنَى) means fresh fruit, ready to pick. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
In 55:54 "the fruit of both gardens is near at hand".
Jana is used as a girl's name.
Jana is written جَنَى in Arabic, said JA-naa.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, جَنَى. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.