Uthaila (transliteration: Uthaylah, Arabic: أثيلة) is an ancient Arabian name for girls that means “noble”, “highborn”, “queenly”. It is the feminine diminutive of Atheel, which means “noble”, “deep-rooted”.12 Uthaila is also mentioned as the name of a place/area in Arabia belonging to the Bani Asad tribe.3
Uthaila is also spelled as Othaila, Othayla, Osaila, Osayla and Osaylah.
There are three Sahabiyyat (female Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ) named Uthaila:
- Uthaila al-Khuza`iyyah أثيلة الخزاعية
- Uthaila bint al-Harith أثيلة بنت الحارث
- Uthaila bint Raashid أثيلة بنت راشد
Below is the name Uthaila written in Arabic naskh script:
Below is the name Uthaila written in Arabic kufi script:
Footnotes
- Al-Muheet fil Lughah by al-Sahib bin Abbad (d. c. 995 CE), entry for أثل.
- Al-Muhkam wal Muheet al-Aadham by Ibn Seedah al-Mursi (d. 1066 CE), entry for أثل.
- Lisaan al-Arab by Ibn Manzur (d. 1311 CE), entry for أثل.
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