Boys' names
Naqeeb
Chief, leader
نَقِيب
Naqeeb
Chief, leader
Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Naqeeb
Arabic
نَقِيب
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
n-q-b
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah al-Maidah 5:12
Origin & meaning
Used in the Quran for the twelve chiefs of Bani Israel.
Quranic source
Surah al-Maidah 5:12
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).