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What is the origin and meaning of the name "Rudaynah," and is it a favored name for girls, especially given that it has two meanings: one being "the fragrant good tree" and the other "the dust of Paradise"?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Linguists have differed on the origin of the name "Rudayni." Al-Fayruzabadi mentioned it as a proper noun, while Al-Zabidi corrected its vocalization and indicated that it is a name resembling a nisbah (relational adjective), such as "Al-Rudayni ibn Abi Mujalaz." Al-Zabidi also stated that "Rudaynah" was a pre-Islamic woman who straightened spears, and the Rudayniyah spears were attributed to her. Ibn Faris pointed out the difficulty in finding a comprehensive meaning for the root (R-D-N), and mentioned various separate meanings such as the cuff of a sleeve (al-rudun), silk (al-radan), the Rudayniyah spears attributed to a woman named Rudaynah, a reddish-yellow camel (a camel with redness mixed with yellowness), a spindle (al-mirdan), and saffron (al-radin). The interpretation of the name as a sweet-smelling tree goes back to the meaning of "al-rand," but its interpretation as earth from Paradise is incorrect and might have been confused with "al-darmak," which is the earth of Paradise as mentioned in the . There is no harm in naming someone Rudaynah or Rudayni, but it is not among the names favored by Islamic law.

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