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أَزْهَر
Azhar
AZ-har
“Most radiant, most luminous.”
About Azhar
Azhar is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "most radiant, most luminous" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ز-ه-ر meaning 'to shine, to bloom'. Comparative/superlative form. Associated with al-Azhar mosque and university in Cairo.
Common in Egyptian and South Asian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
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 Azhar is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Azhar
- What does the name Azhar mean?
- Azhar (أَزْهَر) means "Most radiant, most luminous". From the Arabic root ز-ه-ر meaning 'to shine, to bloom'. Comparative/superlative form. Associated with al-Azhar mosque and university in Cairo.
- Is Azhar a name from the Qur'an?
- Azhar does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Azhar a boy or a girl name?
- Azhar is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Azhar come from?
- Azhar is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Z-H-R. Common in Egyptian and South Asian families.
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