Mahjub
/məˈdʒuːb/noun
A transliteration of the Arabic masculine name and epithet Maḥjūb, meaning concealed or veiled.
Did you know?Mahjub derives from the same Arabic root as hijab, whose original sense includes a barrier or partition—not only a garment.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥ-j-b
“A root associated with covering, concealing, screening, or placing a barrier between things.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥajaba
“To conceal, veil, obstruct, or keep out of sight.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥijāb
“A covering, screen, partition, or barrier.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
maḥjūb
“Concealed, veiled, hidden, or kept behind a barrier; a passive participle of ḥajaba.”
Medieval Islamic usage
Arabic
al-Maḥjūb
“An epithet or personal name meaning “the concealed one,” used in names and honorific descriptions.”
Modern English transliteration
English
Mahjub
“A transliteration used chiefly as an Arabic personal name or surname.”