Boy · Arabic · Muslim
Mudassir
مدثرSay it mu-DAS-sir
- Meaning today
- Cloaked, wrapped
- Original meaning
- "wrapped in a dithār, an outer garment or cloak" Lane, p. 851
- Say it
- mu-DAS-sir
- Written
- مدثر
- Other spellings
- Mudassar, Muddassir, Muddathir
Mudassir
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Mudassir meaning
Mudassir (مدثر) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Wrapped in a dithār, an outer garment or cloak
Also used to mean: cloaked
Mudassir (مدثر) is the Indian spelling of the Arabic muddaththir. Lane's lexicon explains it, with mutadaththir, as one wrapped in a dithār, an outer garment worn over other clothes. The word opens Surah 74 of the Quran, al-Muddaththir, where it addresses the Prophet Muhammad. Name lists give the meaning as "wrapped" or "cloaked", matching the dictionary; some add "protector", which is a loose reading. In Urdu the Arabic th is pronounced s, which gives the Indian form Mudassir, also written Mudassar.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, p. 851 · entry mutadaththir, muddaththir (مُدَّثِّر), root d-th-r · See the entry
In the Quran: 74:1 (al-muddaththir (الْمُدَّثِّر)) · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, muddaththir, p. 851 · Quran 74:1 (quran.com)
Spellings
Mudassir · Mudassar · Muddassir · Muddathir