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صَابِر
Saber
SAA-bir
“Patient, enduring.”
About Saber
Saber is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "patient, enduring" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ص-ب-ر meaning 'patience'. Active participle.
Common across Arab and Maghrebi families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Sabir
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 Saber is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Saber
- What does the name Saber mean?
- Saber (صَابِر) means "Patient, enduring". From the Arabic root ص-ب-ر meaning 'patience'. Active participle.
- Is Saber a name from the Qur'an?
- Saber 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 Saber a boy or a girl name?
- Saber is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Saber come from?
- Saber is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṣ-B-R. Common across Arab and Maghrebi families.
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