First Adhān

Hibah

هِبَة

Say it HI-bah

A gift freely given

At a glance

Gender
Girl
Arabic root
w-h-b
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Hiba, Heba, Hibah

Meaning & source

A gift given freely, with nothing sought in return.

  • الهِبةُ: العَطِيَّة الخاليةُ عَنِ الأَعْواضِ والأَغْراضِ، فإِذا كَثُرَتْ سُمِّي صاحِبُها وَهَّاباً، وَهُوَ مِنْ أَبنية المُبالغة

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root w-h-b (vol. 1, p. 803)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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