Niʿmah
نِعْمَة
Say it NIʿ-mah
A blessing
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- n-ʿ-m
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Nima, Nimat, Neema
Meaning & source
A blessing, a favour; ease and comfort.
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النَّعِيمُ والنُّعْمَى والنَّعْمَاء والنِّعْمَة، كُلُّهُ: الخَفْض والدَّعةُ والمالُ، وَهُوَ ضِدُّ البَأْساء
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root n-ʿ-m, vol. 12, p. 579 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)
Ruling
What the scholars said about this name
The Prophet ﷺ changed the name Barrah (“pious”) to Zaynab and said, “Do not claim purity for yourselves; Allah knows best who among you is pious” (Muslim 2142). He also forbade naming servants Yasār, Rabāḥ, Najīḥ and Aflaḥ (Muslim 2137). Ibn al-Qayyim applies the same reasoning to Mubārak, Mufliḥ, Khayr, Surūr and Niʿmah. These names are disliked (makrūh), not forbidden.
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قلت وَفِي معنى هَذَا مبارك ومفلح وَخير وسرور ونعمة
General guidance, not a fatwa. Ask your imam about your own family.