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Arshad
ارشدSay it UR-shud
- Meaning today
- Rightly guided, the right path
- Original meaning
- "more or most rightly directed; most upright" Lane, p. 1089
- Say it
- UR-shud
- Written
- ارشد
Arshad
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Arshad meaning
Arshad (ارشد) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
More or most rightly directed; most upright
Also used to mean: rightly guided, the right path
Arshad (ارشد) is the Arabic arshad, the comparative and superlative from the root r-sh-d, "to take the right way", which also gives the names Rashid and Murshid. Lane's lexicon illustrates it with al-ṭarīq al-arshad, "the most direct road", and defines rāshid and rashīd as one who follows a right way or course; applied to God, al-Rashīd is the One who directs to the right way. Name lists give Arshad as "rightly guided" or "the right path". The actor Arshad Warsi is a well-known bearer.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 3, p. 1089 · entry arshad (أَرْشَدُ), root r-sh-d · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, arshad, rāshid, Book I p. 1089 · Wikipedia, Arshad Warsi
Famous namesakes
- Arshad Warsi, Hindi film actor