zahraa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of zahraa

What is the meaning of the name zahraa ?

The baby name zahraa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced zah-RAH (approx. /zæˈhrɑː/ or /zɑːˈhrɑː/).

zahraa is Arabic in Origin.

Zahraa is the Arabic feminine given name زهراء (al-Zahra when with the article), built from the triliteral root Z-H-R meaning 'to shine' and 'to blossom.' It conveys the senses 'radiant, luminous' and 'flowerlike,' and by extension purity and graceful beauty.

An honorific of Fatimah al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, the name has been cherished since the 7th century in Muslim communities and carries particular reverence in Shia tradition. Common forms include Zahra and Zahrah (Arabic/Persian), Zehra (Turkish, Bosnian), and Zohra (Maghrebi); Zahraa reflects a doubled-a transliteration of the long a before the final glottal stop. Related compounds such as Fatimah Zahra, Noor Zahra, and Maryam Zahra are widespread. While Zara is sometimes treated as a diminutive or variant, it also has separate etymologies. The same root underlies Al-Azhar, the famed Cairo mosque-university named in honor of Fatimah al-Zahra, underscoring the name’s enduring cultural prestige.