First Adhān

Ṣābirah

صابِرة

Say it SAA-bi-rah

Patient, steadfast

At a glance

Gender
Girl
Arabic root
ṣ-b-r
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Sabira, Sabirah

Meaning & source

Patient, steadfast: the feminine of ṣābir. Ṣabr is the opposite of anxious distress.

  • والصَّبْرُ: نقِيض الجَزَع، صَبَرَ يَصْبِرُ صَبْراً، فَهُوَ صابِرٌ وصَبَّار وصَبِيرٌ وصَبُور، والأُنثى صَبُور أَيضاً، بِغَيْرِ هَاءٍ، وَجَمْعُهُ صُبُرٌ

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root ṣ-b-r (vol. 4, p. 438)

Who carried this name

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

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