Hira in Arabic

Hira is written حراء in Arabic. Arabic reads from right to left, so the name starts with ح on the right.

حراء

Naskh The everyday script of books

حراء

Kufi Angular, the oldest style

حراء

Ruqʿah Quick handwriting

حراء

Maghrebi The script of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, where ف has its dot below

حراء

Maghrebi Mabsout Everyday Moroccan Maghrebi

حراء

Nastaʿlīq Flowing and slanted, the Persian style

حراء

Kufi in ink Kufi in red and black ink

حراء

El Messiri Elegant modern lettering

حراء

Cairo Clean modern lettering

حراء

Changa Squared modern lettering

حراء

Jomhuria Heavy poster lettering

حراء

Marhey Friendly marker handwriting

حراء

Alkalami Reed-pen style from West Africa

حراء

Blaka A gothic, blackletter look

About the name

Named after Hira, the cave near Mecca.

The letters, from right to left

Most Arabic letters join the next one, so their shape in the name differs a little from the letters shown here.

  1. حḥāʾa breathy h from the throat
  2. رrāʾa rolled r
  3. اaliflong a, as in “father”
  4. ءhamzaa short catch in the voice

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