Hira: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
حرا
حِرَاء
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Hira (حرا, Arabic حِرَاء) is most often explained as “Mount Hira, near Makkah”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Platts, Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, ہیرا.
- Meaning
- Mount Hira, near Makkah
- معنی
- کوہ حرا (مکہ)
Meaning disputed
The proper name of the mountain whose cave saw the first revelation; it has no settled common-noun meaning. Urdu hīrā, diamond (Platts ہیرا), is a separate word often confused with it.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- hi-raaAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Hiraa
- Themes
- Faith