Zahir

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
Scripts ظهير, زاهر, ظاهر(Arabic) ظهیر(Persian) ظہیر(Shahmukhi, Urdu) জহির(Bengali)
Pronounced Pron. dha-HEER(Arabic) ZA-heer(Arabic) DHA-heer(Arabic)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2).

Related Names

VariantsZaahir, Zaahir, Zaheer, Zaher(Arabic)
Feminine FormsZaahira, Zahira, Zuhra(Arabic) Zohra(Arabic (Maghrebi))

Popularity

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Categories

boxers, gods, help, isograms, Tamora Pierce characters
Entry updated November 16, 2019