Mardiyyah

• Origin: Arabic مَرضِيَّة
• Meaning: “pleasing; satisfactory.”
• Variant transcription: Marziyyah, Mardhiyah
• Gender: Female

The name is derived from the Arabic root ر ض ي (r-ḍ-y), meaning “to be pleased, content, or satisfied.” The form mardiyyah is the feminine passive participle.

It is a Qurʾānic name, appearing in Sūrat al-Fajr (89:28–30).

International Variations include:

• Mərziyə (Azeri)
• Mardhiah, Mardiah (Malay, Indonesian)
• Marzieh, Marziyeh مرضیه (Persian)
• Märziya Мәрзия (Tatar)

Sources

• https://www.arabicstudentsdictionary.com/
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/marzieh