Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root r-sh-d

14 names in 13 word forms: 11 boys, 3 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: رشاد (2 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

رشد r-sh-d following the right course

Names: 14
Word forms: 13
Boy: 11
Girl: 3

The root’s family tree

ر ش د r-sh-d · following the right course

راشد Rashid ♂
رشدي Rosdi ♂
أرشد Arshad ♂
إرشاد Irsyad ♂
رشدان Rashdan ♂
مرشدي Morshidi ♂
مرشد Murshid ♂
رشيدة Rashidah ♀
مرشدة Mursidah ♀
رشاد Rasyad ♂Rosyad ♂
رشيد Rosid ♂
راشدة Rosida ♀
رشيدي Rosidi ♂

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 r-sh-d

راشد “guided along the right path; mature” en.wiktionary.org Rashid ♂
رشدي “related to right guidance and maturity” en.wiktionary.org Rosdi ♂
أرشد “better guided, more upright and sensible” en.wiktionary.org Arshad ♂
إرشاد “guidance” en.wiktionary.org Irsyad ♂
رشدان No sourced meaning for this word Rashdan ♂
مرشدي “relating to a murshid, a guide” en.wiktionary.org Morshidi ♂
مرشد “guide” en.wiktionary.org Murshid ♂
رشيدة “guided toward what is right; wise” en.wiktionary.org Rashidah ♀
مرشدة “guide, one who guides” en.wiktionary.org Mursidah ♀
رشاد “right guidance; rectitude” en.wiktionary.org Rasyad ♂Rosyad ♂
رشيد “rightly guided” en.wiktionary.org Rosid ♂
راشدة “one who follows the right path” en.wiktionary.org Rosida ♀
رشيدي “relating to right guidance” en.wiktionary.org Rosidi ♂

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: 11 Girl: 3

Sources

Wiktionary: رشد · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
Wiktionary: راشد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Rashid and Rosida
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): رُشْديّ · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Rosdi
Wiktionary: أرشد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Arshad
Wiktionary: إرشاد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Irsyad
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): رَشْدان · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Rashdan
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): مُرْشَدِيّ · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Morshidi
Wiktionary: مرشد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Murshid
Wiktionary: رشيد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Rashidah and Rosid
Wiktionary: رشيدة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Rashidah
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): مُرْشِدَة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Mursidah
Wiktionary: رشاد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Rasyad and Rosyad
Wiktionary: راشدة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Rosida
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): رَشِيديّ · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Rosidi

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root r-sh-d mean?

The root ر ش د (r-sh-d) relates to following the right course, according to Wiktionary: رشد. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root r-sh-d?

Rashid, Rosdi, Arshad, Irsyad, Rashdan, Morshidi, Murshid, Rashidah, Mursidah, Rasyad, Rosid, Rosida, Rosidi and Rosyad.

What does رشاد mean?

رشاد means “right guidance; rectitude”, according to Wiktionary: رشاد. In this reference it is spelled Rasyad and Rosyad.

How many Arabic word forms are in the r-sh-d family?

13 word forms: راشد (Rashid); رشدي (Rosdi); أرشد (Arshad); إرشاد (Irsyad); رشدان (Rashdan); مرشدي (Morshidi); مرشد (Murshid); رشيدة (Rashidah); مرشدة (Mursidah); رشاد (Rasyad, Rosyad); رشيد (Rosid); راشدة (Rosida); رشيدي (Rosidi).