Uzair
/ʊˈzaɪər/noun
Uzair is the Arabic form of the name traditionally identified with the biblical Ezra, a Jewish scribe and religious leader.
Did you know?In Qur’an 9:30, some Jews are described as calling Uzair the son of God, though the passage does not identify which Jewish group is meant; Islamic tradition commonly connects Uzair with Ezra.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ʕ-z-r
“A reconstructed root meaning “to help” or “to aid””
5th Century BCE
Hebrew
ʿEzrāʾ
“Ezra, literally associated with help; the name of a Jewish priest and scribe”
Late Antiquity
Aramaic
ʿEzrā
“The Aramaic form of Ezra, preserved in Jewish and Christian textual traditions”
7th Century CE
Quranic Arabic
ʿUzayr
“Uzair, an Arabic form of Ezra, appearing in Qur’an 9:30”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
عُزَيْر (ʿUzayr)
“A personal name associated in Islamic tradition with Ezra and with restoration of religious knowledge”
Modern English
English
Uzair
“A transliterated Arabic masculine given name”