Sima is a feminine given name that is used in different countries. In

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(Persian: سيما) and

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it is a feminine name. It literally means ''face'' (and a beautiful face by implication). In India, it is usually transcribed “Seema” and also a feminine name. The meaning in Hindi is ''boundary''. It is also a Greek and a Hebrew name. Among Jewish communities, the name Sima (סִימָה) can be from Hebrew and Aramaic, where it means ''treasure''סִימָה
The Academy of the Hebrew Language website or ''precious'', or as a nickname for someone named

Simcha ''Simcha'' ( ; , ) is a Hebrew language, Hebrew word that means "gladness", or "joy", and is often used as a given name. Uses The concept of simcha is an important one in Jewish philosophy. A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19 ...

. Notable people with one of these names: * Sima Sami Bahous (born 1956), Jordanian Executive Director of

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* Sima Bina (born 1945), Iranian musician * Sima Abd Rabo (born 1976), Syrian activist * Sima Samar (born 1957), Afghan political figure

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