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Hajra
ہاجرہSay it HAAJ-ra
- Meaning today
- Emigrant, one who migrates
- Original meaning
- "Hagar, mother of Ishmael; derivation uncertain, perhaps foreign" Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, H1904
- Say it
- HAAJ-ra
- Written
- ہاجرہ
- Other spellings
- Hajira, Hajar, Hajrah, Hajara
Hajra
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Hajra meaning
Hajra (ہاجرہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (from Hājar, Hebrew Hagar).
Meaning today
Emigrant, one who migrates
Original Arabic (from Hājar, Hebrew Hagar) meaning
"Hagar, mother of Ishmael; derivation uncertain, perhaps foreign"
Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew, H1904 · entry Hāgār (הָגָר) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
Hajra (ہاجرہ) is the South Asian form of Hājar, the wife of the prophet Ibrahim and mother of Ismail. Her search for water between the hills of Safa and Marwa is re-enacted by pilgrims during Hajj. Name lists give the meaning as "emigrant", linking it to the Arabic verb hājara, "to emigrate", which Lane records. Strong's concordance, however, calls the Hebrew name Hagar of uncertain, perhaps foreign, origin, so that sense is a popular explanation rather than a proven one.
References: Strong's H1904, Hagar (Bible Hub) · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, hājara (root h-j-r), Book I p. 2880 · Wikipedia: Hajra Masroor
Famous namesakes
- Hajar (Hagar), wife of Ibrahim and mother of Ismail
- Hajra Masroor (1929–2012), Urdu short-story writer
Spellings
Hajra · Hajira · Hajar · Hajrah · Hajara