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ثَاقِب
Saqib
SAA-qib
“Piercing, bright (of a star).”
About Saqib
Saqib is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "piercing, bright (of a star)", an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ث-ق-ب meaning 'to pierce'. Mentioned in Surah 86 (At-Tariq) describing a piercing star.
Common Pakistani masculine name.
Spellings of Saqib
ثَاقِب is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
- Saqib(the spelling used on this page)
- Thaqib
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
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 Saqib is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Saqib
- What does the name Saqib mean?
- Saqib (ثَاقِب) means "Piercing, bright (of a star)". From the Arabic root ث-ق-ب meaning 'to pierce'. Mentioned in Surah 86 (At-Tariq) describing a piercing star.
- Is Saqib a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Saqib is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Saqib a boy or a girl name?
- Saqib is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Saqib come from?
- Saqib is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters Th-Q-B. Common Pakistani masculine name.
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