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زَهَرَة
Zahara
za-HAA-ra
“Flower; brilliance.”
About Zahara
Zahara is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "flower; brilliance" — an Arabic-Swahili name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Swahili form of Arabic 'zahra' (flower). Same root ز-ه-ر.
Common in East African families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Swahili
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Zahara
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 Zahara is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Zahara
- What does the name Zahara mean?
- Zahara (زَهَرَة) means "Flower; brilliance". Swahili form of Arabic 'zahra' (flower). Same root ز-ه-ر.
- Is Zahara a name from the Qur'an?
- Zahara does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Swahili name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Zahara a boy or a girl name?
- Zahara is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Zahara come from?
- Zahara is an Arabic-Swahili name, built on the root letters Z-H-R. Common in East African families.
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