English Explanatory Dictionary

Ayyub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Job, one of the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an
  2. A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Job, notably borne by
  3. Najm ad-Din Ayyub, eponymous ancestor of the Ayyubid dynasty
  4. A surname.
  5. A crater on Enceladus.

Word forms

Ayyub Ayyubs Ayub Ayoub Ayoob Ayyoub Ayyoob

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).

Derived words

Ayyubid Ayyubite

Translations

Arabic: أَيُّوب Azerbaijani: Əyyub Dari: اَیُّوب Persian: اَیُّوب Tajik: Айюб Turkish: Eyyûb Ottoman Turkish: ایوب Uyghur: ئەييۇب Uzbek: Ayyub
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