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نَادِرَة
Nadira
NAA-di-rah
“Rare, precious.”
About Nadira
Nadira is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "rare, precious" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-د-ر meaning 'rare, exceptional'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
ن د رN-D-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 Nadira is one such word.
How to say it
NAA·di·rah
Stressed syllable in capitals
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