Message: "Istahar" - Behind the Name

Istahar

by Too-Ticky (guest)

1/23/2020, 11:43 AM

I've heard this name used (so the spelling might not be correct, though I hope it is) on a Muslim woman, and I'm guessing it's probably a relative of Esther, or Ishtar. Does anyone know which language this name comes from?

#Istahar

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- clevelandkentevans +1

1/24/2020, 9:47 AM

"A Dictionary of Muslim Names" by Salahuddin Ahmed includes the female name Izdihar, which is said to mean "prosperity, flourishing, bloom" in Arabic. Perhaps that is what you heard.

- Too-Ticky (guest)

1/25/2020, 10:38 AM

You could be right

Especially as searching for Istahar online doesn't really yield anything meaningful.

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