Nusaybah, name meaning in Islam.
Nusaybah means a name of the Arabs. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic
نُسَيْبَة
Nusaybah
A name of the Arabs
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- نُسَيْبَة
- Say it
- nu-SAY-bah
- Root
- Not certain
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Nusaybah, explained.
Nusaybah (نُسَيْبَة) is an Arabic name for girls. It means a name of the Arabs.
Is Nusaybah in the Quran?
No. Nusaybah is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Nusaybah
Say it nu-SAY-bah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Nusaiba and Nusayba. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ن nun + س sin + ي ya + ب ba + ة ta marbuta.
Choosing Nusaybah
Nusaybah is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Nusaybah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Nusaybah
- Nusaybah bint Kab, Umm Umarah, who defended the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud
Names like Nusaybah
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know.
What does Nusaybah mean in Islam?
Nusaybah (نُسَيْبَة) means a name of the Arabs. It is an Arabic name for girls.
Is Nusaybah in the Quran?
No, the name Nusaybah is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Nusaybah a boy or girl name?
Nusaybah is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Nusaybah in Arabic?
Nusaybah is written نُسَيْبَة in Arabic, said nu-SAY-bah.
Is it Nusaybah or Nusaiba?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, نُسَيْبَة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.