The Arabic name, Nahr az-Zarqa' (نهر الزرقاء) means "the blue river", where nahr means river and zarqa' (زرقاء) means blue.
Nama Arab modern, Nahr az-Zarqa' (نهر الزرقاء) berarti "sungai biru", di mana nahr berarti "sungai" dan zarqa (زرقاء) berarti "biru".