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سَحَر
Sahar
sa-HAR
“Dawn.”
About Sahar
Sahar is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "dawn" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root س-ح-ر referring to the time just before sunrise.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
س ح رS-Ḥ-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 Sahar is one such word.
How to say it
sa·HAR
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sahar
- What does the name Sahar mean?
- Sahar (سَحَر) means "Dawn". From the Arabic root س-ح-ر referring to the time just before sunrise.
- Is Sahar a name from the Qur'an?
- Sahar 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 Sahar a boy or a girl name?
- Sahar is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Sahar come from?
- Sahar is an Arabic name, built on the root letters S-Ḥ-R.
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