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وَهْبُ Wahb in Arabic

وَهْبُ is how you say “Wahb” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وَكَذَا قَالَ وَهْبُ بْنُ مُنَبِّهٍ

And so Wahb ibn Munabbih said:

وَهْبُ Wahb

The subject of 'said', a masculine proper name carrying the -u subject ending, placed after its verb. It heads the man's full name, which the following 'son of' chain extends.

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More example sentences

وَقَالَ وَهْبُ بْنُ مُنَبِّهِ

And Wahb ibn Munabbih said:

وَهْبُ Wahb

This is a proper name acting as the delayed subject of 'said', so it takes the nominative ending as the doer. Crucially, its first letter is part of the name itself, not the connective wa-, so it must not be misread as 'and'. It opens the speaker's full name.

From On Foolishness and Wisdom

وَهْبُ بْنُ مُنَبِّهِ قَالَ

Wahb ibn Munabbih said:

وَهْبُ Wahb

This is a proper name acting as the topic that fronts the sentence, the speaker whose words follow. Fronting the subject before the reporting verb spotlights who is speaking. It opens the citation.

From On Reason and Temptation

وَقَالَ وَهْبُ لِإِزَالَةِ الْجَبَلَ صَخْرَةً صَخْرَةً

And Wahb said, 'To remove the mountain, rock by rock.'

وَهْبُ Wahb

This is a proper name standing as the delayed subject of 'said', so it takes the nominative ending as the doer. It trails its verb in the normal order. It names the speaker.

From On Reason and Temptation

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