What is the difference between the names "Maria" and "Maryam"? Is it true that "Maryam" means "worshipper of God" and "Maria" means "the smooth/sleek one"? Is "Maria" an Arabic name? Was Maria the Copt, may Allah be pleased with her, of Roman origin, and is that why she was named "Maria"? And what is the difference between Arabs and Copts?

Copts and Arabs are two distinct races. Copts are one of the ancient Egyptian races, while Arabs are the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula. The name "Maryam" is of Aramaic origin and means "maidservant of the Lord." The Holy Quran interpreted it as such in verses 43 of Surah Al-Imran and 12 of Surah Al-Tahrim. As for the name "Mariyah," it has two origins: a foreign one, which is the Roman way of pronouncing "Maryam," and an Arabic one, meaning "the bright, dazzling white" or "the smooth."