Bab (transliteration: Bāb, Arabic: باب) is an ancient Arabian name for boys that means “door”, “gate”, “gateway”.12
There are two Companions of the Prophet Muhammad named Bab:
- Bab ibn Dhi al-Jarrah باب ابن ذي الجرة
- Bab bin Umair باب بن عمير
Below is the name Bab written in Arabic naskh script:
Below is the name Bab written in Arabic kufi script:
Footnotes
- Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab (d. 1311 CE), بوب.
- Arabic-English Lexicon by Edward William Lane (d. 1876), بوب.
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