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آرَش
Arash
AA-rash
“Bright; legendary archer.”
About Arash
Arash is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "bright; legendary archer" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian, the name of a legendary archer in Iranian mythology whose arrow set the boundary between Iran and Turan.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Arash's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Arash
- What does the name Arash mean?
- Arash (آرَش) means "Bright; legendary archer". Persian, the name of a legendary archer in Iranian mythology whose arrow set the boundary between Iran and Turan.
- Is Arash a name from the Qur'an?
- Arash does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Arash a boy or a girl name?
- Arash is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Arash come from?
- Arash is a Persian name, built on the root letters —.
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