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بَاهِرَة
Bahira
BAA-hi-rah
“Brilliant, dazzling.”
About Bahira
Bahira is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "brilliant, dazzling", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ب-ه-ر meaning 'to dazzle, to outshine'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
ب ه رB-H-R
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Bahira is one such word.
How to say it
BAA·hi·rah
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Bahira
- What does the name Bahira mean?
- Bahira (بَاهِرَة) means "Brilliant, dazzling". From the Arabic root ب-ه-ر meaning 'to dazzle, to outshine'.
- Is Bahira a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Bahira is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Bahira a boy or a girl name?
- Bahira is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Bahira come from?
- Bahira is an Arabic name, built on the root letters B-H-R.
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