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يُسْرَى
Yusra
YUS-rah
“Ease, prosperity.”
About Yusra
Yusra is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "ease, prosperity" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ي-س-ر meaning 'ease, facility'. Yusra is the state of ease, the opposite of hardship — a hopeful name.
Common in Egypt (Yosra), the Levant, and Pakistan.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Yousra, Youssra, Yosra
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 Yusra is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Yusra
- What does the name Yusra mean?
- Yusra (يُسْرَى) means "Ease, prosperity". From the Arabic root ي-س-ر meaning 'ease, facility'. Yusra is the state of ease, the opposite of hardship — a hopeful name.
- Is Yusra a name from the Qur'an?
- Yusra 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 Yusra a boy or a girl name?
- Yusra is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Yusra come from?
- Yusra is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Y-S-R. Common in Egypt (Yosra), the Levant, and Pakistan.
- How is Yusra spelled?
- Yusra is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (يُسْرَى) is also written Yousra, Youssra, and Yosra. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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