Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root ẓ-h-r

4 names in 4 word forms: 3 boys, 0 girls, 1 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: ظاهر (1 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

ظهر ẓ-h-r visibility; support

Names: 4
Word forms: 4
Boy: 3
Girl: 0

The root’s family tree

ظ ه ر ẓ-h-r · visibility; support

ظاهر Zahir ♂♀
إظهار Izhar ♂
ظواهر Dzowahir ♂
مظهر Mazhar ♂

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 ẓ-h-r

ظاهر “apparent; manifest” en.wiktionary.org Zahir ♂♀
إظهار “manifestation; declaration” en.wiktionary.org Izhar ♂
ظواهر “outward surfaces; appearances” en.wiktionary.org Dzowahir ♂
مظهر “appearance; manifestation” en.wiktionary.org Mazhar ♂

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: 3 Girl: 0

Unisex names (1) are not counted in this bar.

Sources

Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ظ ه ر · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
Wiktionary: ظاهر · en.wiktionary.org · root of Zahir
Wiktionary: إظهار · en.wiktionary.org · root of Izhar
Wiktionary: مظهر · en.wiktionary.org · root of Mazhar

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root ẓ-h-r mean?

The root ظ ه ر (ẓ-h-r) relates to visibility; support, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ظ ه ر. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root ẓ-h-r?

Zahir, Izhar, Dzowahir and Mazhar.

What does ظاهر mean?

ظاهر means “apparent; manifest”, according to Wiktionary: ظاهر. In this reference it is spelled Zahir.

How many Arabic word forms are in the ẓ-h-r family?

4 word forms: ظاهر (Zahir); إظهار (Izhar); ظواهر (Dzowahir); مظهر (Mazhar).