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أَبْرَار
Abrar
ab-RAAR
“Pious, righteous (plural).”
About Abrar
Abrar is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "pious, righteous (plural)" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ب-ر-ر meaning 'piety, dutifulness'. Plural — 'the righteous'. Used in the Qur'an (Surah 76, 82).
Used as masculine in Pakistan, sometimes feminine elsewhere.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Either
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Abrar is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Abrar
- What does the name Abrar mean?
- Abrar (أَبْرَار) means "Pious, righteous (plural)". From the Arabic root ب-ر-ر meaning 'piety, dutifulness'. Plural — 'the righteous'. Used in the Qur'an (Surah 76, 82).
- Is Abrar a name from the Qur'an?
- Abrar does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Abrar a boy or a girl name?
- Abrar is a unisex name — it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
- Where does the name Abrar come from?
- Abrar is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters B-R-R. Used as masculine in Pakistan, sometimes feminine elsewhere.
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