Girl · Arabic · Muslim
Reema
ریماSay it REE-ma
- Meaning today
- White antelope, gazelle
- Original meaning
- "a white antelope; an antelope of pure white" Lane, p. 1204
- Say it
- REE-ma
- Written
- ریما
- Other spellings
- Rima, Reem, Rimah
Reema
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Reema meaning
Reema (ریما) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin.
A white antelope; an antelope of pure white
Also used to mean: gazelle
Reema (ریما) comes from Arabic rīm, the white antelope. Lane's lexicon defines rīm as an antelope that is purely white, and notes that it is also written riʾm. In Arabic poetry the rīm, like the gazelle, stands for a beautiful woman with large dark eyes. Name lists give Reema as "white antelope" or "gazelle", matching the dictionary; Arab families often use the short form Reem. Reema is also used in Hindu families, where it is not linked to this Arabic word and has no clear Sanskrit source.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), p. 1204 · entry rīm (رِيمٌ), root r-y-m · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, rīm, p. 1204
Spellings
Reema · Rima · Reem · Rimah