أَصِيل
Girl or boy Arabic origin Aṣīl
“Of noble origin, authentic”; for girls, Asil, “smooth-cheeked”
In the sense of “noble origin” the word is not in the Quran: aṣīl and its plural āṣāl there mean only the end of the day, as in “And glorify Him morning and evening (bukratan wa asila)” (33:42). The sense of “good stock” goes back to asl, the root of a tree, in the parable of the good word, “whose root is firm and whose branches are in the sky” (14:24).
Asil (aṣīl) comes from aṣl, “root, origin” (root ʾ-ṣ-l): something with firm roots, a man of good stock, a purebred horse, a sound and genuine opinion. The same word also means late afternoon. The girls’ name Asil (أسيل, with a plain s), very popular in the Arab world and usually spelt Aseel, is a different word: it describes a smooth, soft and long cheek, a mark of beauty for the poets. In Turkey, Asil (“noble”) is a common boys’ name.
The name Aseel does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (أ ص ل) occurs 10 times. Examples:
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ٢٤
Have you not considered how Allāh presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?
وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ٤٢
And exalt Him morning and afternoon.
All the words of the root أ ص ل in the Quran (10 occurrences)
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Aseel in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
