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zahir

/zəhˈɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
za-hir
IPA
/zəhˈɪɹ/
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an

Uncountable

name

A male given name from Arabic.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic ظَهَرَ (ẓahara) Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir)bor. English zahir Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ظَاهِر, ظ ه ر

Usage

Inflected Forms

Zahirs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

batin Zaheer

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce zahir?
The recorded pronunciation is /zəhˈɪɹ/.
What does zahir mean?
The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an
Where does zahir come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce zahir

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “zahir”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/zəhˈɪɹ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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