Ashaj (transliteration: Ashaj, Arabic: أشجّ) is an Arabic name for boys that means “one who has a scar on his face”.12
Ashaj is also spelled Ashajj.
There are two Companions of the Prophet Muhammad named Ashaj:
- Ashaj al-Abdi أشج العبدي
- al-Ashaj abu al-Dunya al-Maghribi الأشج أبو الدنيا المغربي
Below is the name Ashaj written in Arabic naskh script:
Below is the name Ashaj written in Arabic kufi script:
Footnotes
- Taj al-Lughah wa Sihaah al-Arabiyyah by al-Jawhari (d. 1003 CE), entry for شجج.
- Al-Muhkam wal Muheet al-Aadham by Ibn Seedah al-Mursi (d. 1066 CE), entry for شجج.
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