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شَهْزَيْب
Shahzaib
shah-ZAYB
“Adornment of the king.”
About Shahzaib
Shahzaib is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "adornment of the king" — a Persian-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Urdu/Persian compound: 'shah' (king) + 'zayb' (adornment, Arabic root ز-ي-ن).
Common Pakistani masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Shahzaib's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Shahzaib
- What does the name Shahzaib mean?
- Shahzaib (شَهْزَيْب) means "Adornment of the king". Urdu/Persian compound: 'shah' (king) + 'zayb' (adornment, Arabic root ز-ي-ن).
- Is Shahzaib a name from the Qur'an?
- Shahzaib does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Shahzaib a boy or a girl name?
- Shahzaib is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Shahzaib come from?
- Shahzaib is a Persian-Urdu name, built on the root letters —. Common Pakistani masculine name.
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