Ṣuhayb
صهيب
Say it su-HAYB
Reddish-fair
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- ṣ-h-b
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Companions
- Also spelled
- Suhaib, Sohaib, Suhayb
Meaning & source
The diminutive of aṣhab, “reddish-fair”: ṣuhbah is a reddish tint in the hair of the head and beard.
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صهب: الصُّهْبةُ: الشُّقْرة فِي شَعْرِ الرأْس، وَهِيَ الصُّهُوبةُ.
Who carried this name
- Ṣuhayb ibn Sinān al-Rūmī Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, al-Iṣābah fī Tamyīz al-Ṣaḥābah, no. 4124 (vol. 3, p. 364)