First Adhān

Ṭalā

طَلَا

Say it ta-LAA

A newborn gazelle fawn

At a glance

Gender
Girl
Arabic root
ṭ-l-y
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Tala, Talaa

Meaning & source

A newborn gazelle fawn: “al-ṭalā is the young of a gazelle at the moment of its birth”.

  • الطَّلا ولَدُ الظَّبْية سَاعَةَ تَضَعهُ، وَجَمْعُهُ طِلْوَانٌ، وَهُوَ طَلًا ثُمَّ خِشْفٌ، وَقِيلَ: الطَّلا مِنْ أَولادِ الناسِ والبَهائمِ والوَحْشِ مِنْ حينِ يولدُ إِلى أَن يَتَشدّدَ

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root ṭ-l-y (vol. 15, p. 12)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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