Asil (name)

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Asil (alternative spelling: Aseel) (Arabic: أَصِيْل) is an Arabic masculine/feminine given name meaning “evening time”, “nighttime”. Asil can also mean “deep-rooted”, “original”, “noble” with the same spelling and pronunciation.[1]

Asil
GenderMale/Female
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Word/nameArabia
MeaningEvening/Noble
Other names
Alternative spellingAseel

It's a Quranic name mentioned 4 times in the Quran at 25:5,[2] 33:42,[3] 48:9[4] and 76:25.[5] It's also mentioned 3 other times in its plural form (Aasaal) at 13:15,[6] 7:205,[7] 24:36.[8]

People[edit]

  • Asil Nadir (born 1941), British businessman
  • Aseel Omran (born 1989), Saudi Arabian actress and singer
  • Aseel al-Awadhi (born 1969), former member of the National Assembly of Kuwait
  • Aseel Al-Hamad, Saudi Arabian interior designer, engineer, and motorsport enthusiast

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aseel - Islamic Name Meaning - Baby Names for Muslims".
  2. ^ "Surah Al-Furqan - 5".
  3. ^ "Surah Al-Ahzab - 42".
  4. ^ "Surah Al-Fath - 9".
  5. ^ "Surah Al-Insan - 25".
  6. ^ "Surah Ar-Ra'd - 15".
  7. ^ "Surah Al-A'raf - 205".
  8. ^ "Surah An-Nur - 36".