- Meaning
- The last hour of the night, before dawn
- Arabic
- سحر
- Say it
- SA-har
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Qamar (54:34)
About the meaning
Sihr, magic, is written with the same letters but pronounced differently. Sahar is the time before dawn, when the Quran praises those who ask forgiveness (3:17).
Other spellings
Seher
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Questions about Sahar
What does Sahar mean?
Sahar means: The last hour of the night, before dawn. Sihr, magic, is written with the same letters but pronounced differently. Sahar is the time before dawn, when the Quran praises those who ask forgiveness (3:17).
Is Sahar in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Qamar (54:34).
Is Sahar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Sahar is a girl’s name.
How do you write Sahar in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Sahar is written سحر.