Azib (Name)

Azib (transliteration: ʿĀzib) is an Arabic name for boys that means “bachelor” (one who doesn’t have a spouse)¹, “difficult to reach or attain”², and “a pasture that has not been touched (that hasn’t been used for pasturing)”³.

Azib is also spelled as Azeb, Aazib and Aazeb.

There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad named Azib:

• Azib bin al-Harith عازب بن الحارث

Below is the name Azib written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is Azib written in Arabic kufi script:

1. Lisaan al-Arab by Ibn Manzur (d. 1311 CE), entry for عزب.
2. Al-Nihaayah fi Ghareeb al-Hadeeth wal Athar by Abu Sa`aadaat Ibn al-Athir (d. 1210 CE), entry for  عَزُبَ.
3. Ibid.