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طَيِّب
Tayyab
TAY-yab
“Good, pure, wholesome.”
About Tayyab
Tayyab is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "good, pure, wholesome" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ط-ي-ب meaning 'to be good, pleasant, pure'. Tayyib is what is wholesome and good — in food, in character, in life.
Very common in Pakistan; Tayeb and Taieb across the Maghreb.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Tayyib, Tayeb, Taieb, Tayyeb
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 Tayyab is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Tayyab
- What does the name Tayyab mean?
- Tayyab (طَيِّب) means "Good, pure, wholesome". From the Arabic root ط-ي-ب meaning 'to be good, pleasant, pure'. Tayyib is what is wholesome and good — in food, in character, in life.
- Is Tayyab a name from the Qur'an?
- Tayyab 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 Tayyab a boy or a girl name?
- Tayyab is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Tayyab come from?
- Tayyab is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṭ-Y-B. Very common in Pakistan; Tayeb and Taieb across the Maghreb.
- How is Tayyab spelled?
- Tayyab is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (طَيِّب) is also written Tayyib, Tayeb, Taieb, and Tayyeb. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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