girl name · Source-indexed record
Mishkat
مشكاة
Mishkat is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means means niche, which is a shallow recess in a wall that contains a lantern (it is like a shelf to put lanterns on, but the shelf is embedded inside the wall). The word Mishkat is used in the Quran in verse 24:35:
- Arabic spelling
- مشكاة
- Pronunciation
- MIHSH-kahtAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- girl
- First letter
- M
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Mishkat
Mishkat is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a female name. The source records its meaning as “Mishkat is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means means niche, which is a shallow recess in a wall that contains a lantern (it is like a shelf to put lanterns on, but the shelf is embedded inside the wall). The word Mishkat is used in the Quran in verse 24:35:”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.