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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

shah·ZAYB

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Shahzaib: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud