Haider: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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حیدر
حَيْدَر
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Haider (حیدر, Arabic حَيْدَر) means “lion”. It comes from the Arabic root ح د ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ح د ر.
- Meaning
- lion
- معنی
- شیر
Where it comes from
Lane gives ḥaydar as a name of the lion; Haidar is a well-known title of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
- Say it
- hai-darAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ح د ر
- Other spellings
- Hyder · Haidar
- Themes
- Strength