Wuhayb
وهيب
Say it wu-HAYB
A small gift
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- w-h-b
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The early generations
- Also spelled
- Wuhaib, Wuhayb
Meaning & source
A diminutive of wahb, a gift given with nothing asked in return (Lisān).
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الهِبةُ: العَطِيَّة الخاليةُ عَنِ الأَعْواضِ والأَغْراضِ، فإِذا كَثُرَتْ سُمِّي صاحِبُها وَهَّاباً، وَهُوَ مِنْ أَبنية المُبالغة.
Who carried this name
- Wuhayb ibn Khālid of Basra al-Dhahabī, Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ, no. 40 (vol. 8, p. 223)