Jasmine in Arabic is ياسمين (Yāsamīn), the Arabic word for the jasmine flower and an Arabic girls' name. English took the word from Arabic, which took it from Persian. It has six letters: yāʾ, alif, sīn, mīm, yāʾ and nūn. For the English name spelled by its sound, Arabic writes جاسمين.
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| Use it for | Copy this | Transliteration | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday Arabic: messages, names on cards, a tattoo | ياسمين | Yāsamīn | |
| With vowel marks, so a learner reads it right | يَاسَمِين | Yāsamīn | |
| The English name spelled by sound, as Arabic writes it for an English-speaking Jasmine | جاسمين | Jasmeen |
Jasmine in Arabic calligraphy, in three styles
Renders of ياسمين and جاسمين, in Amiri, Lemonada and Aref Ruqaa, drawn straight from the font files.
How ياسمين is spelled, letter by letter
ياسمين has six letters, read from right to left, starting with the letter ي, yāʾ. One letter, ا alif, never joins the letter after it, so ياسمين always shows one small gap. Arabic writes only long vowels as letters. The three short vowels are marks that everyday spelling leaves out; يَاسَمِين shows them.
| Letter | Name | Sound | Joins the next letter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ي | yāʾ | y | Yes |
| ا | alif | ā | No, never |
| س | sīn | sa | Yes |
| م | mīm | m | Yes |
| ي | yāʾ | ī | Yes |
| ن | nūn | n | Last letter |
What does Jasmine mean?
Jasmine means the jasmine flower. That is the meaning our Arabic name generator gives it, and the list of Arabic girl names with their meanings repeats it with its sources.
Jasmine is the English word for the flower, and Behind the Name traces it through Arabic to Persian yāsamīn, which is also a Persian name. The English name and the Arabic name ياسمين are one word that travelled, and our name lists mark ياسمين as a name of Persian origin.
Jasmine, Yasmin, Jazmin and Jazmine: English spellings of ياسمين
Arabic has one spelling, ياسمين; English has several. Jasmine was one of the 500 most common names given to girls born in the US in 2024, in the Social Security Administration's 2024 national file, as copied in the usbabynames data package, and Yasmin, Jazmin and Jazmine are in the US top 1,000 for 2024 as well. They are all one Arabic name. Arabic writes the flower and the name with yāʾ, ي, where English has J.
Our name tool writes the English name Jasmine as جاسمين (Jasmeen), the spelling Arabic Wikipedia uses for an English-speaking bearer. The Arabic name it comes from is ياسمين, and that is the one to use when you mean the Arabic name.
The titles Arabic Wikipedia gives people called Jasmine show how Arabic writers handle the name:
| Person or work | Arabic Wikipedia title | First name as written |
|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Paolini | جاسمين باوليني | جاسمين |
The Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini is جاسمين باوليني on Arabic Wikipedia: her English name spelled by its sound.
Two related names on this site are Layla in Arabic, ليلى and Lily in Arabic, ليلي. 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 Jasmine in Arabic?
Jasmine in Arabic is ياسمين, pronounced Yāsamīn. It has six letters: yāʾ, alif, sīn, mīm, yāʾ and nūn. With its vowel marks it is يَاسَمِين.
What does Jasmine mean in Arabic?
Jasmine means the jasmine flower. English took the word for the flower through Arabic from Persian yāsamīn.
Is Jasmine an Arabic name?
Jasmine comes from an Arabic and Persian word. The Arabic name is ياسمين (Yāsamīn), the word for the flower; Arabic writes the English name Jasmine by its sound as جاسمين.
Is ياسمين the right spelling for a tattoo?
Yes, ياسمين is the spelling to use. The letter alif 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.