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GirlArabic

Yara

يارا

From Persian یار (yār), "friend" or "helper", taken into Arabic as a girl's name.

Meaning and origin

Yara reached Arabic through Persian, where یار (yār) simply means a friend or a helper.

How to pronounce Yara

ArabicYAH-rah /ˈjaːra/

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