Tayeb
/taɪˈɛb/noun
An Arabic masculine given name and surname meaning good, kind, pleasant, or wholesome.
Did you know?The Arabic word ṭayyib appears in the Qur’an for things considered good, pure, wholesome, and spiritually beneficial.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ṭ-y-b
“A reconstructed root associated with being good, pleasant, or beneficial”
Early Arabic
Arabic
ṭāba
“To be good, pleasant, agreeable, or wholesome”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ṭayyib
“Good, pure, pleasant, wholesome, or morally sound”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
Ṭayyib
“A personal epithet and given name conveying goodness or virtue”
Modern English
English
Tayeb
“An English transliteration used as a given name and surname”