Salwā
سَلْوَى
Say it SAL-waa
Solace, consolation
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- s-l-w
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Salwa, Salwaa, Selva
Meaning & source
Solace: al-Fārisī says salwā is anything that consoles you. In the Qurʾān it is the quail sent down with the manna, and some Arabs used it for honey.
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قَالَ الْفَارِسِيُّ: السَّلوى كُلُّ مَا سَلّاكَ، وَقِيلَ لِلْعَسَلِ سَلْوَى لأَنه يُسْلِيك بحلاوتهِ وتأَتِّيه عَنْ غَيْرِهِ مما تَلْحَقُك فيه مَؤُونَة الطَّبْخ وغيرهِ مِنْ أَنواع الصِّناعة، يَرُدُّ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى أَبي إِسْحَاقَ
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.