zahir

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zahir¹

noun

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

Zahir²

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

proper noun Zahirs

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

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"zahir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zahir. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{zahir_2026,
  title = {zahir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zahir},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}