Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts باقر(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbaː.qir/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "opener, discoverer" in Arabic, from the root بقر (baqara) meaning "to split open" [1]. Muhammad al-Baqir was the fifth imam of the Shia Muslims.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesBakir(Bosnian) Bagher(Persian) Bakır(Turkish)

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Sources & References

  1. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 83.
Entry updated October 6, 2024