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Given name · Bashkir · Tatar

Заһир

“radiant”

Заһир (Zahir) is a masculine given name from Arabic, meaning “radiant.” It is used in Bashkir.

Bashkir and TatarWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Zahir.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Заһир means “radiant.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Заһир comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic ظَاهِر (“radiant”); its root is Arabic ظ ه ر.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Заһир’s family of names

In Bashkir usage, Заһир can be written in the Roman alphabet as Zahir. In Bashkir usage, Заһир has a transliteration in Zahir. Заһир has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Загир.

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ЗаһирZahirЗагир

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Заһир has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.

Arabic

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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