Muslim Name · Female · Persian origin

نگار

Negar Name Meaning in Islam

Beloved, picture.

اردو میں پڑھیںاقرأ بالعربية

نگار·Negar
Meaning
Beloved, picture
Origin
Persian
Gender
Girl
Urdu
نگار
Meaning in Urdu
محبوب, تصویر
Pronunciation
NE-gar
Lucky number
1

Is Negar an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Negar is an established name in Muslim use, Persian in origin. Its settled meaning is: Beloved, picture. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.

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Section 1 · Arabic Root

Where the Name Comes From

Persian origin, negār, beloved, beautiful, painted figure. From negāshtan (to paint, to depict); the beloved is the figure the lover paints in the imagination.

Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof

Read Letter by Letter

Nun of depth opens, Gaf of creation, Alif of origin, Ra of mercy-in-motion. A figure created and returning to mercy.

Section 3 · Synthesis

What This Reading Says About You

Negar's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Nur, the Light, carried by a person as a light that steadies the room. A person named Negar lives with more inside them than any one word can hold.

Section 4 · What Families Say

What People Usually Mean by This Name

Beloved, picture, from Persian negar (picture, the beloved, the one who is like a perfect image). In Persian poetry, negar is the beloved whose beauty is perfect as a painting.

How to Pronounce Negar

PronunciationNE-gar  ·  ne·gar  ·  2 syllables

They are the same name. Negar is also written Negaar. One name, several romanisations of نگار.

Negar ✓Negaar

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Like Negar, these names carry Nun (ن) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.

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About the name Negar

What does the name Negar mean?
Negar means: Beloved, picture. Persian negar (beloved, picture). In Persian poetry: the beloved whose beauty is perfect.
Is Negar mentioned in the Quran?
'He placed between you love (mawaddah) and mercy (rahmah)' (30:21). The beloved carries this quality.
What does Negar mean in Urdu?
In Urdu, Negar means: محبوب, تصویر. Negar in Urdu is نگار (Negar) meaning محبوبہ، تصویر, ایرانی.
Is Negar a good Islamic name?
In AsrNaam's editorial view, yes (this is not a fatwa), Negar is an excellent Islamic name. It carries the meaning: Beloved, picture. The Prophet ﷺ said: "You will be called by your names on the Day of Resurrection, so give yourselves good names" (Abu Dawud).
Is Negar a girl or boy name?
Negar is traditionally a Muslim girl name meaning Beloved, picture.
What is the spiritual meaning of Negar in Ilm ul Huroof?
Nun holds in depth, Ghain gives hidden depth, Alif grounds, Ra moves with mercy.

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