Emma in Arabic is إيما, which reads back as Eema. Emma has no Arabic form of its own, so Arabic spells its sound, here with four letters: alif with hamza below, yāʾ, mīm and alif. إيما is how Arabic Wikipedia writes all five people called Emma that we checked.
Copy إيما from the first row of the table. Any other rows hold the other spellings Arabic Wikipedia uses for Emma, or a related Arabic name. The Listen button reads each one in your device's Arabic voice, if it has one.
| Use it for | Copy this | Transliteration | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday Arabic: messages, names on cards, a tattoo | إيما | Eema |
Emma in Arabic calligraphy: إيما in three styles
Three renders of إيما, in Amiri, Katibeh and Rakkas, drawn straight from the font files.
How Arabic Wikipedia spells Emma
We looked up the Arabic Wikipedia articles of five well-known people called Emma. Their titles write the name as إيما five times. Our name tool gives إيما, the spelling of Emma Watson's article.
| Person or work | Arabic Wikipedia title | First name as written |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Watson | إيما واتسون | إيما |
| Emma Stone | إيما ستون | إيما |
| Emma Thompson | إيما تومسون | إيما |
| Emma Raducanu | إيما رادوكانو | إيما |
| Emma Roberts | إيما روبرتس | إيما |
Why إيما is spelled this way
Emma is spelled by its sound, and Arabic has no letter for some English sounds, so each choice below follows a rule. إيما starts with the letter إ, alif with hamza below. One letter, إ alif with hamza below, never joins the letter after it, so إيما always shows one small gap.
- The opening E is an alif with the hamza below, إ, which marks an i or e at the start of a word, followed by yāʾ, ي, for the long ee sound.
- English writes a double m; Arabic writes the m once, with one mīm, م, because it is said once.
- The final a is an alif, ا, as in all five Emma titles in the table above. The feminine ending ة of Arabic names is not used for it.
| Letter | Name | Sound | Joins the next letter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| إ | alif with hamza below | i | No, never |
| ي | yāʾ | ee | Yes |
| م | mīm | m | Yes |
| ا | alif | aa | Last letter |
What does Emma mean?
Emma began as a short form of Germanic names that started with irmin, whole or great, according to Behind the Name. Emma of Normandy, wife of two English kings, brought it to England, and Jane Austen gave it to the heroine of Emma (1816). It was the most popular name for girls in the US in 2008. Emma was the second most common name given to girls born in the US in 2024, according to the Social Security Administration's announced 2024 list.
Two related names on this site are Olivia in Arabic, أوليفيا and Ava in Arabic, آفا. For Arabic names to choose from, browse the Arabic girl names with their meanings, part of our Arabic vocabulary lists.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you write Emma in Arabic?
Emma is written إيما in Arabic, which reads back as Eema. It has four letters: alif with hamza below, yāʾ, mīm and alif.
Is there an Arabic version of Emma?
No. Emma has no Arabic form, so Arabic writes its sound: إيما. Arabic Wikipedia uses it for Emma Watson, Emma Stone and the other Emmas we checked.
What does the name Emma mean?
Emma began as a short form of Germanic names that started with irmin, whole or great.
Is إيما the right spelling for a tattoo?
Yes, إيما is the spelling to use. The letter alif with hamza below never joins the letter after it, so the one small gap is correct. Paste it into the Arabic tattoo checker on this site before the stencil is made: it catches swapped Persian or Urdu letters and broken joins.