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أَرِيبَة
Areebah
a-REE-bah
“Witty, skilful, quick of mind.”
About Areebah
Areebah is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "witty, skilful, quick of mind" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-ر-ب meaning 'to be skilful, clever'. Ariba is a woman of quick wit and skill.
Popular in Pakistan.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Ariba, Aribah, Areeba
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Areebah is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Areebah
- What does the name Areebah mean?
- Areebah (أَرِيبَة) means "Witty, skilful, quick of mind". From the Arabic root أ-ر-ب meaning 'to be skilful, clever'. Ariba is a woman of quick wit and skill.
- Is Areebah a name from the Qur'an?
- Areebah does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Areebah a boy or a girl name?
- Areebah is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Areebah come from?
- Areebah is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʾ-R-B. Popular in Pakistan.
- How is Areebah spelled?
- Areebah is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أَرِيبَة) is also written Ariba, Aribah, and Areeba. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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