Zahra: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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زہرا
زَهْرَاء
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Zahra (زہرا, Arabic زَهْرَاء) means “bright, radiant; also a blossom”. It comes from the Arabic root ز ه ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ز ه ر.
- Meaning
- bright, radiant; also a blossom
- معنی
- روشن، چمکدار؛ پھول
Where it comes from
Zahrāʾ is the feminine of azhar, bright and shining (Lane); zahra, a flower, is a related word. Al-Zahrāʾ is a well-known title of Fatima.
- Say it
- zeh-raAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ز ه ر
- Other spellings
- Zehra · Zahraa