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Taiba, name meaning in Islam

Taiba means good, pure; a name of Madinah. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.

Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)

طَيِّبَة

Taiba

Good, pure; a name of Madinah

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic (Quranic word)
Arabic
طَيِّبَة
Say it
TAY-yi-bah
Root
ط ي ب
In the Quran
Yes, 14:24

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Meaning

Taiba, explained

Taiba (طَيِّبَة) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means good, pure; a name of Madinah. The Prophet ﷺ called Madinah Taybah (Sahih Muslim 1385).

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Taiba comes from the root ط ي ب, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Taiba in the Quran?

"A good word is like a good tree (shajarah tayyibah)" (14:24).

Quran 14:24

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًۭا كَلِمَةًۭ طَيِّبَةًۭ كَشَجَرَةٍۢ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌۭ وَفَرْعُهَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ

Alam tara kaifa darabal laahu masalan kalimatan taiyibatan kashajaratin taiyibatin asluhaa saabitunw wa far'uhaa fis samaaa'

Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?

Quran 14:24. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.

How to say and write Taiba

Say it TAY-yi-bah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Tayyiba, Tayba, Tayyibah and Taiyeba. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ط ṭa + ي ya + ب ba + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Taiba

Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Taiba bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Taiba

  1. Quran 14:24, translation by Sahih International.
  2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
  3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
  4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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Questions

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What does Taiba mean in Islam?

Taiba (طَيِّبَة) means good, pure; a name of Madinah. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.

Is Taiba in the Quran?

"A good word is like a good tree (shajarah tayyibah)" (14:24).

Is Taiba a boy or girl name?

Taiba is used as a girl's name.

How do you write Taiba in Arabic?

Taiba is written طَيِّبَة in Arabic, said TAY-yi-bah.

Is it Taiba or Tayyiba?

Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, طَيِّبَة. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.