Samar (name)

Samar is a Hindu and Muslim unisex name meaning "Battlefield Commander" in Sanskrit and "Reward / Fruit of paradise (ثمر)" or "Evening Conversation (سمر)" in Arabic. In Sanskrit the word originates from an ancient manuscript, Samarangana Sutradhara [1] [2] detailing techniques of warfare and ancient Hindu aeronautics, composed in Sanskrit by King Bhoja in the 11th Century A.D. The work is called Samarangana Sutradhara, or "Battlefield Commander" (sometimes abbreviated "the Samar"). It is also referred as time in folk phrases. It is also an Arabic given name meaning "evening conversations including Arabic music and poetry".[3] Samar in Arabic is a cognate of the Hebrew name Shamar which means to preserve.[4] Samar is a male/female name in Islamic culture and also means "fruit" or "reward". In Hindi, Samar is a male name and means "war" from the Sanskrit Samara.[5]