Given name · Urdu
قرۃ العین
“delight of the eyes”
قرۃ العین is used as a given name. One interpretation is “delight of the eyes.”
UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “delight of the eyes.”
Where it comes from
قرۃ العین comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Middle Hindi.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Arabic قُرَّة الْعَيْن, from Middle Hindi قرة العین, built from Urdu قُرَّۃ (“coolness; delight”) + ٱلْ + عَین (“eye”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
First recorded c.
قرۃ العین’s family of names
In Urdu usage, قرۃ العین has a related form in قُرَّتُ الْعَین.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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