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Nahyan

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A Quranic Name for Boys

Short meaning of NahyanWise, Wisdom and Decisiveness
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How to pronounce Nahyan

NUmber + Hot + YArd + New

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Nahyan in Arabic)نَهْيَان
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of NahyanNahyaan Nahiyan Naheyan Nahian Nahiaan Nehyaan Nehian Nehiaan Nehyan Neheyan
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Quranic Root
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N-H26-Y
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Meaning of Nahyan

Nahyan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “one who has reached the height of wisdom”,  “one who discourages or prevents others from doing bad things”. It is derived from the N-H26-Y root which is used in many places in the Quran.

Eat and pasture your cattle; most surely there are signs in this for those endowed with wisdom. (Quran 20:54)

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