Zubair: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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زبیر
زُبَيْر
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Zubair (زبیر, Arabic زُبَيْر) is most often explained as “diminutive from a root of firmness and writing”. It comes from the Arabic root ز ب ر. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ز ب ر.
- Meaning
- diminutive from a root of firmness and writing
- معنی
- مضبوطی اور تحریر والے مادے سے تصغیر
Meaning disputed
A diminutive from the root z-b-r, whose senses include writing (zabūr) and firmness; the name's own sense is not fixed.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- zu-bairAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ز ب ر
- Other spellings
- Zubayr · Zobair
- Known bearer
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, companion of the Prophet ﷺ