Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Sabira Name Meaning in Islam
Patient (feminine of Sabir).
- Meaning
- Patient (feminine of Sabir)
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ص-ب-ر
- Urdu
- صابرہ
- Meaning in Urdu
- صبر کرنے والی (صابر کی مؤنث)
- Pronunciation
- sa-BI-ra
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Sabira an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Sabira is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Patient (feminine of Sabir). Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ص-ب-ر, feminine of Ṣābir, from ṣ-b-r, patience. The patient woman.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Sad sincerity, Alif origin, Ba foundation, Ra mercy, Ta completion.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Sabira is grounded in earth, the element of stability, patience, and quiet holding. The letters ask their bearer to be reliable rather than showy, to keep the household of the heart in order. Stitched through this reading is Al-Samad, the Eternal Refuge, meaning the person carries the eternal reliability others rest against. A person named Sabira tends to be a settled place others return to.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
From the Arabic root ṣ-b-r, patience, Ṣābira (صابرة) is the active participle feminine: 'she who is patient'. The Quran uses ṣabr (patience) and its derivatives more than ninety times, often pairing it with prayer as the two great supports: wa-istaʿīnū bi-l-ṣabri wa-l-ṣalāh, 'seek help in patience and prayer' (2:153). Of all virtues, ṣabr alone is described in the Quran as having an unbounded reward: innamā yuwaffā al-ṣābirūna ajrahum bi-ghayri ḥisāb, 'the patient will be paid their reward in full without measure' (39:10).
A widely-used girls' name across the Arab world, the Maghreb, and South Asia. Particularly popular in Pakistani, Egyptian, Algerian, and Bosnian Muslim families. The name is the feminine counterpart of Sabir.
Variants: Sabirah, Sabreen, Sabreena, Saabira. The masculine form is Sabir, Saabir, Sabri. Same patience family: Sabreen, Saberah, Saber. Compare Salimah (sound), Halimah (gentle).
How to Pronounce Sabira
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Names sharing the ص Sad influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Sabira
What does the name Sabira mean?
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Is Sabira mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Sabira mean in Urdu?
Urdu poets and scholars kept the letter qualities readable; that lineage flows under Sabira. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Sabira a good Islamic name?
The letters of Sabira, each with its own reading, are laid out above: jump to the letters reading ↑
Is Sabira a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Sabira in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. In the Ilm ul Huroof tradition each letter in Sabira, starting from Sad, is read as a principle of the name; this is interpretation offered for reflection. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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Is Sabira a rare or common Muslim name?
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