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zahir

zahir noun: the external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an.

Noun

zahir (uncountable)

  1. The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an

Proper noun capitalized: Zahir

Zahir (plural Zahirs)

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

Forms of zahir

pluralZahirs

Origin of zahir

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir).

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir), ظٰهِر (ẓāhir). The surname is mostly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Questions about zahir

What does zahir mean?
Zahir means the external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an.
What part of speech is zahir?
Zahir can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near zahir in the dictionary

  1. zaherite
  2. zaherites
  3. zahid
  4. Zahidan
  5. zahids
  6. zahir
  7. Zahiri
  8. Zahiris
  9. Zahirism
  10. Zahirist
  11. Zahirists

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