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Transliteration: Sāhirah ساهرة

A Quranic Baby Name for Girls

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  1. Key Attributes of the Baby Name Sahira
  2. Detailed Meaning of Sahira
  3. Video of How to Pronounce Sahira
  4. Downloadable Pictures of the Baby Name Sahira in Six Arabic Writing Styles

1. Key Attributes of the Baby Name Sahira

Short meaning of SahiraAlert, Wakeful and Unsleeping | Moon and Moonlight
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How to pronounce Sahira

SmArt + HImself + RUn

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
How to write Sahira in Arabicساهرة
Quranic Nature
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Directly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of SahiraSahirah Saahirah Saahira Sahyra Saahyra Sahiyreh Sahiyrah Sahereh Saherah Saheyreh Saheyrah Sahireh Sahirah Sahyreh Saahiyreh
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Quranic Root
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S-H-R

2. Detailed Meaning of Sahira

Sahira is a Quranic name for girls with many meanings:

  • A person who spends the night without sleep, especially when taking care of a sick person or in worship.
  • The moon
  • The surface of the earth, especially a flat plain (land without trees or mountains).
  • A spring or fountain of water that flows year-round.

They say, ‘What? shall we be brought back to life,
even after we have turned into decayed bones?’
and they say, ‘That indeed would be a losing return.’
But all it will take is a single blast,
and behold! They will all come out fully awake (or standing in the open plain).

3. How to Pronounce Sahira

4. Pictures of the Muslim Baby Name Sahira Written in Arabic

Sahira written in print and handwriting script (Naskh)

The Muslim name Sahira written in naskh script
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Click the above link to see the baby name Sahira written down in various other Arabic calligraphic styles.

Muslim Names With Meanings Similar to Sahira

Meaning: Alert, Wakeful and Unsleeping

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