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Zahra (Zahrah/Zehra)

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A Quranic Name for Girls

Short meaning of Zahra (Zahrah/Zehra)Flower
See below for detailed meaning
How to pronounce Zahra (Zahrah/Zehra)

Z + sUm + H + RUb

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Zahra (Zahrah/Zehra) in Arabic)زَهْرَة
Quranic Nature
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Directly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of Zahra (Zahrah/Zehra)Zahrah Zuhra Zehra Zehreh Zehrah Zahreh Zehre Zehra Zahre
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Quranic Root
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Z-H-R
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Meaning of Zahra (Zahrah/Zehra)

Zahra means flower. It is mentioned only once in the Quran, within a popular Arabic idiom which literally means ‘flower of the world’. When Arabs say something is a flower of the world, it means it is one of the things that make life enjoyable and beautiful. For instance; health, wealth, and children can be described as flowers of the world. For this reason Zahra can also be considered to mean ‘splendor’ and ‘bounty’, since that is the meaning for which it is used in the Quran:

And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring {20:131}

Unlike other names we have mentioned, Zahra cannot be turned into a name for boys by removing the ‘ah’. Removing the ‘ah’ turns it into Zahr, which means ‘flowers’ (it is the plural for Zahra). The word Zahr keeps its feminine meaning since it is the plural of a feminine name (even though the ‘ah’ is removed), and for this reason cannot be used for boys.

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22 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    This Is great give me more information every day you have to give me some because Zahra is my name and I want to be imprest

  2. Anonymous

    Zahra a wonderful name every girl whose name is zahra try live up to that name just like Fatima az Zahra

  3. Anonymous

    My name is Zahra as well. Some sites say it means ‘bright & brilliant’. They say Zahrah means blossom or flower. Can you tell me whats true?

    1. Anonymous

      Both meaning are correct

  4. Anonymous

    I’ve got a friend with that name & its really beautiful name ^^

  5. Anonymous

    I am Zahra and I feel proud about it
    I am Zahra and I feel like I can do anything, anywhere, everywhere
    I am Zahra

  6. Anonymous

    My name is zahra and i am very lucky that my name is zahra

  7. Anonymous

    This is wrong?
    Zahra means brilliant, bright, shinning but zahrah means flower, splendor like it says above.

  8. Anonymous

    I’m a Zahra too and I’m well happy. It has a beautiful meaning and all you other Zahras out there should be really happy xx

  9. Anonymous

    I am Zahra.
    I feel proud about it.
    I think i am very lucky.

  10. Anonymous

    My name is Zahra and I am happy that I was blessed with a beautiful name. I am very lucky to have it.

  11. Anonymous

    my name is zahra and I’m happy that my parents chose this name for me because who doesn’t want to be called a flower

  12. Anonymous

    my last name is abu zahra and i am very happy with this. however people often call me abu which is weird meaning father

  13. Anonymous

    My name is Zarah but i dont know if it is still the same meaning as Zahra and more. Please tell me.

  14. Anonymous

    My name is also Zahra – named after Princess Zahra Aga Khan. Very happy my family chose this name for me.

  15. Anonymous

    I give my newborn Zahra name. But some people around me said that its a heavy name for a newborn, she is too little. Blah Blah can someone tell me is there is reality in these kinda words

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  17. Anonymous

    My name is zahra but the h is silent so it is pronounced just like zara

  18. Anonymous

    Hi Zahra’s! What are some of the nicknames that your loved ones call you?

  19. Anonymous

    Alhamdulillah! After my wife deliverd/ gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, i kept wondering which name would i give her. I then prayed and asked God to choose a name and ZAHRA was the name that was forced in to my lips. Masha’Allah i am so proud to be abu ZAHRA. Zahra’s Daddy.

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  21. Anonymous

    I am Zahra and everywhere I go I shine as bright as diamond!

    Zahra’s we have a very lucky gift ❤️✨

    Bye XOXO

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