Nusaybah: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
نسیبہ
نُسَيْبَة
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Nusaybah (نسیبہ, Arabic نُسَيْبَة) is most often explained as “kinswoman (proposed)”. It comes from the Arabic root ن س ب. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ن س ب.
- Meaning
- kinswoman (proposed)
- معنی
- رشتہ دار (مجوزہ)
Meaning disputed
A diminutive form usually linked to nasab, lineage, but the sense is not recorded with certainty and early sources also vocalise it Nasība.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- nu-sai-baAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ن س ب
- Other spellings
- Nusaiba · Nusaibah
- Known bearer
- Nusayba bint Ka'b (Umm Umara), Ansari Companion