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Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root b-ḥ-r

4 names in 2 word forms: 4 boys, 0 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: بحري (2 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

بحر b-ḥ-r spaciousness; the sea
Names
4
Word forms
2
Boy
4
Girl
0

The root’s family tree

ب ح ر b-ḥ-r · spaciousness; the sea
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root b-ḥ-r

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 4 Girl: 0

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ب ح ر · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: بحر · en.wiktionary.org · root of Bahar and Bahrul

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root b-ḥ-r mean?

The root ب ح ر (b-ḥ-r) relates to spaciousness; the sea, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ب ح ر. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root b-ḥ-r?

Bahari, Bahar, Bahri and Bahrul.

What does بحري mean?

بحري means “relating to the sea”, according to Wiktionary: بحري. In this reference it is spelled Bahari and Bahri.

How many Arabic word forms are in the b-ḥ-r family?

2 word forms: بحري (Bahari, Bahri); بحر (Bahar, Bahrul).