From מִרְיָם (Miryam), the elder sister of Moses, who watched over his basket on the Nile and later led the women of Israel in song. The root is debated — proposals include "bitter" and an Egyptian "beloved."
MFrom מִרְיָם (Miryam), the elder sister of Moses, who watched over his basket on the Nile and later led the women of Israel in song. The root is debated — proposals include "bitter" and an Egyptian "beloved."
The mother of Jesus (Isa). Maryam is the only woman named in the Qur’an, and Surah Maryam (19) bears her name. Miriam, sister of Moses, shares the Hebrew root.
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