Ruya means a vision, a true dream. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
رُؤْيَا
Ruya
A vision, a true dream
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Meaning
Ruya (رُؤْيَا) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means a vision, a true dream. The Prophet ﷺ said a good dream is from Allah (Sahih al-Bukhari). Roya is the Persian form.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Ruya comes from the root ر أ ي, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
In 37:105 Ibrahim is told: "You have fulfilled the vision."
قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Qad saddaqtar ru'yaa; innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen
You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Quran 37:105. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ROO-ya. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Roya and Ruyaa. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ر ra + ؤ waw with hamza + ي ya + ا alif.
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 Ruya bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Ruya (رُؤْيَا) means a vision, a true dream. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
In 37:105 Ibrahim is told: "You have fulfilled the vision."
Ruya is used as a girl's name.
Ruya is written رُؤْيَا in Arabic, said ROO-ya.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, رُؤْيَا. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.