Sahir, Sahira

• Origin: Arabic ساهر
• Meaning: “wakeful; sleepless.”

Sahir is a masculine name which is derived from the Arabic root: س-ه-ر (s-h-r), related to staying awake at night. In some contexts it can also carry the poetic meaning “bright, wakeful like the night sky.” Its feminine form is Sahira ساهرة, also sometimes transliterated as Sahera and Sahirah.

Sources

• https://www.arabicstudentsdictionary.com/
• https://hawramani.com/muslim-baby-names/sahira/