Raqim means inscription, a written tablet. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic (Quranic word)
رَقِيم
Raqim
Inscription, a written tablet
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Meaning
Raqim (رَقِيم) is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran. It means inscription, a written tablet. Scholars of tafsir differ on what ar-Raqim was: a tablet with the sleepers' names written on it, or the name of their valley or town.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Raqim comes from the root ر ق م, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
In 18:9 the Quran mentions "the companions of the cave and the inscription (ar-Raqim)".
أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْكَهْفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا۟ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا
Am hasibta anna Ashaabal Kahfi war Raqeemi kaanoo min Aayaatinaa 'ajabaa
Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?
Quran 18:9. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ra-QEEM. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Rakeem, Rakim and Raqeem. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ر ra + ق qaf + ي ya + م mim.
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 Raqim bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Raqim (رَقِيم) means inscription, a written tablet. It is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran.
In 18:9 the Quran mentions "the companions of the cave and the inscription (ar-Raqim)".
Raqim is used as a boy's name.
Raqim is written رَقِيم in Arabic, said ra-QEEM.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, رَقِيم. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.