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Zahid name meaning

“ascetic; one who renounces worldly pleasures”

Letters
5
Syllables
2
First letter
Z
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy
6

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Zahid

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Malay Names: ZMeaning faithArabic origin

Zahid is a boy's name from Arabic meaning an ascetic.

What does Zahid mean?

Ascetic; one who renounces worldly pleasures

In Malay: orang yang zuhud; pertapa

Sources (1)

About the name Zahid

Zahid is the Arabic word zāhid, the active participle of zahida 'to abstain', meaning one who renounces worldly pleasures. In Sufism it is also a title for initiates. The spelling Zaahid also occurs.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesZa-hid
First letterMalay Names starting with Z
Arabic scriptزاهد

Compound names with Zahid

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: زاهد · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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