Tayyibat
/tˤaj.jiːˈbaːt/noun
An Arabic plural term referring to good, wholesome, pure, or lawful things, especially in Islamic contexts.
Did you know?In the Qur’an, *ṭayyibāt* describes wholesome blessings and provisions, contrasting spiritual purity with what is harmful or forbidden.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ṭwb
“To be good, pleasant, or beneficial”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
ṭōv
“Good, pleasant, beautiful, or morally right”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ṭayyib
“Good, wholesome, pure, pleasant, or lawful”
Qur’anic Arabic
Arabic
al-ṭayyibāt
“The good, pure, or wholesome things; feminine plural of ṭayyib”
20th Century
English
tayyibat
“A scholarly or religious transliteration used in English Islamic writing”