Anaya
अनायाcaring, protected
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Inaya
इनाया
care, concern
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Inaya means ‘attention’ or ‘care’ in Arabic. Wiktionary records ʿināya as an ordinary noun, including its use in a phrase meaning ‘the care of God’. The name draws on that vocabulary word rather than a separate definition for a given name. ‘Care’ and ‘concern’ are well-supported meanings; a devotional reading can arise from how the word is used in a phrase, but is not required by the noun alone.
Source: Wiktionary, عناية. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
عناية is approximately i-naa-ya; इनाया is a Hindi rendering. Inayah and Enaya are alternative Roman spellings. Arabic begins with ʿayn, a throat sound often absent in South Asian readings. Inayat is a related form carried through Persian into Urdu, rather than an identical pronunciation of Inaya.
Also spelled Inayah, Enaya.