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طَاهِر
Tahir
TAA-hir
“Pure, virtuous.”
About Tahir
Tahir is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "pure, virtuous" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ط-ه-ر meaning 'purity'. An epithet of the Prophet ﷺ.
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 Tahir is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Tahir
- What does the name Tahir mean?
- Tahir (طَاهِر) means "Pure, virtuous". From the Arabic root ط-ه-ر meaning 'purity'. An epithet of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Is Tahir a name from the Qur'an?
- Tahir 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 Tahir a boy or a girl name?
- Tahir is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Tahir come from?
- Tahir is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṭ-H-R.
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