Malihah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Malihah

What is the meaning of the name Malihah ?

The baby name Malihah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ma-LEE-hah (IPA: /maˈliːha/; Arabic often pronounced with ḥ as /maˈliːħa/).

Malihah is Arabic in Origin.

Malihah (Arabic مليحة, Malīḥah) is an Arabic feminine given name built on the root m-l-ḥ, from which malaha denotes "charm" or "winsome beauty." Literally linked to milh "salt," it reflects the classical Arabic metaphor of "salt" as the tasteful spark that makes beauty lively and agreeable. As an adjective, malīḥa means "beautiful, graceful, pleasant," with the -ah ending marking the feminine; the masculine counterpart is Malīḥ.

Used both as a given name and as a laudatory epithet in classical Arabic poetry and prose, Malihah spread through Persianate and Ottoman spheres. It appears in Persian as Maliheh, in Turkish and Bosnian as Meliha, and in South Asian Urdu as Maliha or Maleeha; Malihah and Maleeha are transliteration-driven English spellings. Today it is found across the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, and South Asia, with nicknames like Mali or Lia. Core meaning: "charming, lovely, and good-natured."