Islamic names

Sanaa, name meaning in Islam

Sanaa means radiance, high rank. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Girl name · Arabic

سَنَاء

Sanaa

Radiance, high rank

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Arabic
سَنَاء
Say it
sa-NAA
Root
س ن و
In the Quran
Yes, 24:43

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Meaning

Sanaa, explained

Sanaa (سَنَاء) is an Arabic name for girls. It means radiance, high rank. Sana (سنا) with a short ending means brightness; Sanaa (سناء) with a hamza also means high rank.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Sanaa comes from the root س ن و, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Sanaa in the Quran?

The word sana, the flash of lightning, is in 24:43.

Quran 24:43

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزْجِى سَحَابًۭا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ رُكَامًۭا فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَٰلِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍۢ فِيهَا مِنۢ بَرَدٍۢ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُۥ عَن مَّن يَشَآءُ ۖ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِۦ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

Alam tara annal laaha yuzjee sahaaban summa yu'allifu bainahoo summa yaj'aluhoo rukaaman fataral wadqa yakhruju min khilaalihee wa yunazzilu minas samaaa'i min jibaalin feehaa mim barain fa yuseebu bihee mai yashaaa'u wa yasrifuhoo 'am mai yashaaa'u yakkaadu sanaa barqihee yazhabu bil absaar

Do you not see that Allah drives clouds? Then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightening almost takes away the eyesight.

Quran 24:43. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Sanaa

Say it sa-NAA. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Sana and Sanna. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: س sin + ن nun + ا alif + ء hamza.

Choosing Sanaa

Sanaa is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Sanaa bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Sanaa

  1. Quran 24:43, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
  3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
  4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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Questions

Good to know

What does Sanaa mean in Islam?

Sanaa (سَنَاء) means radiance, high rank. It is an Arabic name for girls.

Is Sanaa in the Quran?

The word sana, the flash of lightning, is in 24:43.

Is Sanaa a boy or girl name?

Sanaa is used as a girl's name.

How do you write Sanaa in Arabic?

Sanaa is written سَنَاء in Arabic, said sa-NAA.

Is it Sanaa or Sana?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, سَنَاء. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.