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Soraya

Soraya proper noun: a female given name from Persian.

Proper noun

Soraya

  1. A female given name from Persian.
    • Lots of exotics to choose from - Malaysian, Thai, Chinese, you name it. He spends an evening with another Soraya - Soraya has become, it seems, a popular nom de commerce - in a hotel room in Long Street.1999, J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace, Penguin, published 2000, →ISBN, page 8

Soraya meaning in Arabic and Persian

Soraya in Arabic

Translations
ثُرَيَّا ṯurayyā

Soraya in Persian

Translations
ثریا

Forms of Soraya

alternative formSurayya
alternative formSurayyo
alternative formSorayya

Origin of Soraya

Borrowed from Iranian Persian ثریا (sorayyâ), from Classical Persian ثریا (surayyā, “brilliant gem; Pleiades”), ultimately from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).

Questions about Soraya

What does Soraya mean?
Soraya means a female given name from Persian.
What is Soraya in Arabic?
Soraya in Arabic is ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā). See Soraya meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Soraya?
Soraya is a proper noun.

Words near Soraya in the dictionary

  1. Sorarel
  2. Soraren
  3. soras
  4. Sorath
  5. soravtansine
  6. Soraya
  7. sorb
  8. sorb apple
  9. sorb apples
  10. sorb-apple
  11. sorb-apples

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