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مَطَر
Matar
MA-tar
“Rain.”
About Matar
Matar is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "rain" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
The Arabic word for rain, from the root م-ط-ر. In a desert land, one of the most hopeful things a child can be named.
Distinctively Emirati and Gulf.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Mattar, Metar
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 Matar is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Matar
- What does the name Matar mean?
- Matar (مَطَر) means "Rain". The Arabic word for rain, from the root م-ط-ر. In a desert land, one of the most hopeful things a child can be named.
- Is Matar a name from the Qur'an?
- Matar 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 Matar a boy or a girl name?
- Matar is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Matar come from?
- Matar is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-Ṭ-R. Distinctively Emirati and Gulf.
- How is Matar spelled?
- Matar is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَطَر) is also written Mattar and Metar. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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