Ruqayya

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Usage：Arabic

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Variant transcription of RUQAYYAH.

RUQAYYAH female Arabic

Derived either from Arabic رقى (ruqia) meaning "rise, ascent" or from رقية (ruqyah) meaning "spell, charm, incantation". This was the name of one of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad. She became a wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims.

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EQUIVALENTS

ARABIC: Ruqayyah

PERSIAN: Roghayeh

TURKISH: Rukiye