Mastura

Mastura (Arabic: مستورة) is a female given name derived from the triliteral Arabic root س-ت-ر (s‑t‑r) which pertains to covering, protection, and modesty. As an active-participial adjective the name conveys 'one who is covered' or 'she who is veiled/protected', and it has been used across a wide geographical range in Muslim societies — from the Arab world to South and Southeast Asia — as a pious and modest feminine name. Unlike many names sourced from prophetic or Quranic figures, Mastura is lexical in origin and appears in historical registers and family name-lists without being tied to a single famous classical bearer; its attestation is therefore cultural and onomastic rather than scriptural. The name relates semantically to other modesty-themed names such as [[Sakina]] and [[Hafsa]] which also carry religious and moral connotations, though those names have separate historical links. Quranic citation: none directly for the personal name, though the root s‑t‑r appears in the Quranic lexicon in contexts about Allah's covering or human modesty (for example, see verses that use the root س-ت-ر).