- Origin: Arabic نهى
- Meaning: “mind; wisdom; reason; intelligence.”
- Gender: feminine
- (NOO-hah)
The name comes from the Arabic meaning “mind; wisdom” or “the ability to think.” It appears in pre-Islamic North Arabia as the name of a goddess associated with the sun, her South Arabic counterpart being Shams. It has been suggested by some scholars that her name is linked with the Semitic root N-H-Y meaning “the ultimate.”
In Islam, the word appears in a few verses of the Quran, verse 20:54 and verse 20:128.
Other transliterations include: Noha, Nohaa, Nouha & Nuhaa.
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