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Suhair

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A Quranic Name for Boys

Short meaning of SuhairAlert, Wakeful and Unsleeping
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How to pronounce Suhair

Sweet + pUt + High + wAY + pRay

Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable.
Arabic Spelling (How to write Suhair in Arabic)سُهَيْر
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of SuhairSohair Suhaire Sohaire Suhaire Sohayr Suhayr Sohayre Suhayre Soheire Soheir Sohere Soher Sohayre Sohayr Soheyre
All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling.
Quranic Root
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S-H-R
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Meaning of Suhair

Suhair is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “wakeful at night”, “one who spends the night caring for a sick person”.  It is derived from the S-H-R root which is used in the Quran in verse 79:14:

[But,] then, that [Last Hour] will be but a single  cry, and suddenly [the dead] will be wide awake. (Quran 79:13-14)

Muslim Names With Meanings Similar to Suhair

Meaning: Alert, Wakeful and Unsleeping

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