Shihāb
شِهَاب
Say it shi-HAAB
A shooting star
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Shihab, Shehab, Chihab
Meaning & source
A flame, a shooting star.
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والشِّهابُ: شُعْلَةُ نارٍ ساطِعَةٌ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 1, p. 509 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)