Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin

رماح

Rimah Name Meaning in Islam

Spears, rare Quranic word used as girls name.

رماح·Rimah
Meaning
Spears, rare Quranic word used as girls name
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Urdu
رماح
Pronunciation
RI-mah
Lucky number
6

Is Rimah an Islamic name? Yes. Rimah is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Spears, rare Quranic word used as girls name. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.

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Section 1 · Arabic Root

Where the Name Comes From

ر-أ-م

ر-أ-م. Variant of Rīm, the white gazelle, with a feminine ending. Soft, graceful.

Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof

Read Letter by Letter

Ra mercy, Mim love, Alif origin, Ha life-breath.

Section 3 · Synthesis

What This Reading Says About You

Rimah carries fire and water together, the two most different elements, will and mercy in one hand. This is a person of intense inner weather, capable of both flame and calm depth. Sitting inside the reading is Al-Rahman, the Merciful, giving the bearer mercy that keeps moving even when tested, softened by Al-Hamid, the Praiseworthy, carried as the trust to receive genuine praise, not flattery. A person named Rimah runs deep water under a steady flame.

Section 4 · What Families Say

What People Usually Mean by This Name

Spears, from Arabic rimah (spears). Directly Quranic: 'O you who believe, do not kill game while you are in ihram... Allah will test you with some of the game your hands can reach, and your spears (wa-rimaahukum)' (5:94). Also: the girl who is strong and sharp as a spear, a name of fierce dignity. Gulf and Levant girls name.

Section 5 · Bearers

Who Has Carried This Name

How to Pronounce Rimah

PronunciationRI-mah  ·  ri·mah  ·  2 syllables

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Like Rimah, these names carry Ra (ر) as their leading letter influence.

All these spellings are Rimah. Each tradition keeps its own form because each one earned it.

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About the name Rimah

What does the name Rimah mean?
Rimah means: Spears, rare Quranic word used as girls name.

The letters of Rimah, beginning with Ra, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read here? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Rimah? →

Is Rimah mentioned in the Quran?
The exact form Rimah does not appear directly in the Quran. Its Arabic root, however, appears in the Quran; the name carries the root, not the verse.

Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Rimah included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →

What does Rimah mean in Urdu?
Rimah in Urdu is رماح (Rimah) in the South Asian Islamic tradition.

Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Rimah. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →

Is Rimah a good Islamic name?
Yes. Rimah is a name valued in Muslim tradition, meaning Spears, rare Quranic word used as girls name. The Prophet ﷺ said: "You will be called by your names on the Day of Resurrection, so give yourselves good names" (Abu Dawud). Every letter in Rimah carries a specific spiritual quality, not metaphorically, but structurally.

See Rimah broken down letter by letter above ↑ jump to the letters reading ↑

Is Rimah a girl or boy name?
Rimah is traditionally a Muslim girl name meaning Spears, rare Quranic word used as girls name. Used across Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Malaysia, and Muslim diaspora communities worldwide, each community with their own spelling and their own story.

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What is the spiritual meaning of Rimah in Ilm ul Huroof?
Ra moves with mercy, Meem holds love, Alif grounds, Ha breathes life. Spears: merciful, loving, originary, alive.

In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Rimah is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →

What names go perfectly with Rimah as a sibling name?
The best sibling names for Rimah share a complementary spiritual quality, either the same root letter or a harmonious contrast. Parents instinctively seek names whose letter qualities form a coherent family field.

Above, the related-names section gives the names parents most often pair with Rimah. Use letter family and root as your guide.

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Is Rimah a rare or common Muslim name?
Rimah (Spears, rare Quranic word used as girls name) is used across the Muslim world. Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, and wherever Muslims name their children with intention. The specific spelling you see here is one of the recognised forms. Different communities claim their own spelling, each one a signature of a tradition.

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