In Lisan al-Arab, al-rayyan is the opposite of thirsty.
Root
ر · و · ي
Name
Boy's name
Also written
Rayyan · Raiyan · ريان
The story of the name, from the sources
In Lisan al-Arab and al-Sihah, al-rayyan is the opposite of thirsty: a man is rayyan, a woman rayya. It is built like atshan, thirsty, from riyy: to drink until your thirst is gone.
“Rayyan: the opposite of thirsty”
a man is rayyan, a woman rayya
عطشان ← ريّان
Lisan al-Arab · vol. 14, p. 345 · vol. 13, p. 192
In the land of the Arabs there is a mountain called al-Rayyan. Al-Zabidi says it was named so because water never stops flowing from it. And the poet Labid named another Rayyan in his famous ode.
جبلُ الريّان
“named so because water never stops flowing from it”
and Labid named a Rayyan in his Mu‘allaqa
Taj al-Arus · vol. 38, pp. 190–200 · Lisan al-Arab · vol. 14
And in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: in Paradise there is a gate called al-Rayyan; those who fasted will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection.
“In Paradise there is a gate called al-Rayyan; those who fasted will enter through it”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1896 · Sahih Muslim 1152
Ibn al-Qayyim writes in Zad al-Ma'ad that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had a cup called al-Rayyan.
“He ﷺ had a cup called al-Rayyan”
Ibn al-Qayyim, Zad al-Ma’ad
Zad al-Ma’ad · vol. 1, p. 127
In short
رَيّان
the one whose thirst is quenched, a mountain that never runs dry, and the gate of those who fast
In Lisan al-Arab, al-rayyan is the opposite of thirsty: the one whose thirst is quenched. In the film: a mountain named al-Rayyan because water never stops flowing from it, the gate of Paradise called al-Rayyan for those who fast, and a cup of the Prophet ﷺ that bore the name.
How do you write Rayan in Arabic?
Rayan is written ريان in Arabic; also spelled Rayyan, Raiyan.
What is the root of the name Rayan?
In the Arabic dictionaries, Rayan goes back to the root ر · و · ي.
How we researched it
18 books searched · 32 passages read
Lisan al-Arab
al-Sihah
Taj al-Arus
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih Muslim
Zad al-Ma’ad
References, by volume and page
Lisan al-Arab · vol. 14, p. 345 · vol. 13, p. 192
Taj al-Arus · vol. 38, pp. 190–200 · Lisan al-Arab · vol. 14
Sahih al-Bukhari 1896 · Sahih Muslim 1152
Zad al-Ma’ad · vol. 1, p. 127
We never write “personality traits” of a name, luck or numerology: the dictionaries say nothing of the kind. We give the meaning as the book gives it, and name the book, volume and page.
