Shoaib: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyArabic
شعیب
شُعَيْب
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Shoaib (شعیب, Arabic شُعَيْب) is most often explained as “name of the prophet Shuaib”. It comes from the Arabic root ش ع ب. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ش ع ب.
- Meaning
- name of the prophet Shuaib
- معنی
- حضرت شعیب علیہ السلام کا نام
Meaning disputed
Name of the prophet sent to Madyan. Possibly a diminutive of shaʿb (people, branch) or shiʿb (mountain path); no reading is settled.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- sho-aibAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ش ع ب
- Other spellings
- Shuaib · Shuayb