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رَبَاب
Rabab
ra-BAAB
“White cloud; a stringed instrument.”
About Rabab
Rabab is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "white cloud; a stringed instrument" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic for a white cloud, and the name of a traditional bowed string instrument. Used as a feminine name since the early Islamic period.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Rabab is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rabab
- What does the name Rabab mean?
- Rabab (رَبَاب) means "White cloud; a stringed instrument". Classical Arabic for a white cloud, and the name of a traditional bowed string instrument. Used as a feminine name since the early Islamic period.
- Is Rabab a name from the Qur'an?
- Rabab 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 Rabab a boy or a girl name?
- Rabab is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rabab come from?
- Rabab is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-B-B.
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