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Itrat

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Meaning

Lineage

Linguistic Origin

Arabic

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

Worldwide Muslim usage

Global Spellings

Arabic إترات
Urdu عترت
Persian ایترات
Bengali ইতরাত
Pashto عترت
Graceful and timeless, the name Itrat is a beautiful choice for a baby girl. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Lineage', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

Pronounced as Itrat, it has a rhythmic flow that makes it memorable and distinct. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Itrat comes from the same Arabic root '-t-r as Itr. "'Itrah" is also used to mean "progeny" or lineage, notably in the Hadith of the Two Weighty Things (Sahih Muslim), where the Prophet ﷺ speaks of "the Book of Allah and my 'Itrah."

Reference Profile

Etymology

From the Arabic عترة ('itrah), 'progeny, family' - in Shia tradition, a term referring to the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of the Prophet Muhammad.

Notable Historical Usage

Arabic builds its vocabulary on consonantal roots, usually of three letters, poured into fixed patterns: one root yields the verb, the doer, the thing done and the place it happens. Names are drawn straight from that system, which is why a single root can stand behind a whole family of related names that look and sound like kin.

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across the Muslim world, particularly in Shia communities.