Nuha means intellect, understanding. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
نُهَى
Nuha
Intellect, understanding
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Meaning
Nuha (نُهَى) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means intellect, understanding.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Nuha comes from the root ن ه ي, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
"Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence (nuha)" (20:54).
كُلُوا۟ وَٱرْعَوْا۟ أَنْعَٰمَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ
Kuloo war'aw an'aamakum; inna fee zaalika la Aayaatil li ulin nuhaa
Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed, in that are signs for those of intelligence.
Quran 20:54. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it NU-haa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Nuhaa and Noha. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ن nun + ه ha + 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 Nuha bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Nuha (نُهَى) means intellect, understanding. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
"Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence (nuha)" (20:54).
Nuha is used as a girl's name.
Nuha is written نُهَى in Arabic, said NU-haa.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, نُهَى. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.