Girl, also used for boys, especially in Pakistan · Arabic · Muslim
Nusrat
نصرتSay it NUS-rut
- Meaning today
- Help, victory, support
- Original meaning
- "help, aid, especially against an enemy; victory" Lane, p. 2803
- Say it
- NUS-rut
- Written
- نصرت
- Other spellings
- Nusrath, Nousrat, Nusra
Nusrat
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Nusrat meaning
Nusrat (نصرت) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin, also used for boys, especially in Pakistan.
Help, aid, especially against an enemy; victory
Also used to mean: support
Nusrat (نصرت) is the Urdu form of Arabic nuṣra, from the root n-ṣ-r, "to help". Lane's lexicon defines naṣr as aid or assistance, especially against an enemy, and also victory, and gives nuṣra as the same or as "good aid". The same root gives Nasir, Naseer and Ansar. Name lists give Nusrat as "help" or "victory", matching the dictionary. In India it is mostly a girls' name, carried by the actress Nusrat Bharucha, while in Pakistan it is also used for men, as with the qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), p. 2803 · entry naṣr (نَصْرٌ), nuṣra (نُصْرَةٌ), root n-ṣ-r · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, naṣr, nuṣra, p. 2803 · Wikipedia, Nushrratt Bharuccha · Wikipedia, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Famous namesakes
- Nusrat Bharucha, Hindi film actress
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani qawwali singer
Spellings
Nusrat · Nusrath · Nousrat · Nusra