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zahra

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
zahra
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Arabic.

name

A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a matronymic].

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَهْراء (zahrāʔ), an epithet of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad. As a surname, it is predominantly found in Egypt.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: زَهْراء, ز ه ر

Inflected Forms

Zahras (plural)

Questions

What does zahra mean?
A female given name from Arabic.
Where does zahra come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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