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Where does “Ayyub” come from?

Ayyub (English) comes from Arabic أَيُّوب, from Hebrew איוב.

Ayyub (English): the name of Saladin's father

Definitions

  1. the name of Saladin's father

Ancestry of “Ayyub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَيُّوب—
2Hebrewאיוב—

Words derived from “Ayyub”

  • Ayyubid
  • Ayyubite
Every word from Hebrew איוב →