Where does “Zahir” come from?

Zahir comes from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir), meaning "apparent" or "manifest."

Zahir (English): The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an

Definitions

  1. The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an

Ancestry of “Zahir”, step by step

Zahir traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ظاهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishظاهرobvious, clear, evident, apparent, manifest, visible
2Arabicظَاهِرapparent; radiant
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

via Arabic زَاهِر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَاهِر

via Arabic ظاهِر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicظاهِر

Words derived from “Zahir

Every word from Arabic ـِيّEvery word from Arabic ظَاهِرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ظاهر