Dihya
ديهياIn ArabicⴷⵉⵀⵢⴰIn Tifinagh
- Meaning
- Amazigh warrior-queen who fought the Arab conquest (7th c.); perhaps 'the cherished one'
- About the name
- Also called al-Kahina, Dihya was a queen and military leader of the Aures who united Amazigh tribes against the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb and ruled an independent Berber state from about 698 to 703. Amazigh activists today use her image as a symbol of resistance.
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Amazigh
- Other spellings
- Dahia, Dihia, Dyhia, Tihya