Anbasa (transliteration: ʿAnbasah, Arabic: عنبسة) is an Arabic name for boys that means “lion”.12
Anbasa is also spelled Anbasah.
There are five Companions of the Prophet Muhammad named Anbasa:
- Anbasa bin Umayyah bin Khalf al-Jamhi عنبسة بن أمية بن خلف الجمحي
- Anbasa bin Rabee`ah al-Juhani عنبسة بن ربيعة الجهني
- Anbasa bin Abi Sufyan عنبسة بن أبي سفيان
- Anbasa bin Adi عنبسة بن عدي
- Anbasa bin Suhail عنبسة بن سهيل
Below is the name Anbasa written in Arabic naskh script:
Below is the name Anbasa written in Arabic kufi script:
Footnotes
- Taaj al-Aroos by Murtada al-Zabidi (d. 1790 CE), entry for عنبس.
- Ishtiqaaq al-Asmaa’ by al-Asma`ee (d. 831 CE), entry for عنبسة.
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