Arabic vocabulary
لَبِيبٌwise person in Arabic
لَبِيبٌ is how you say “wise person” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ل ب ب (l-b-b)adjective / noun (intensive, faʿīl pattern)Pronounced labīb
Meaning of wise person in Arabic
- an intelligent, sensible person — describes one possessed of lubb, sound understanding
- wise, sagacious — used as a descriptive epithet for a person
Labīb describes someone who has lubb — a sound, discerning mind — rather than merely being clever; it carries a sense of good judgment and sensibleness.
Words from the same root
- لُبّunderstanding, intellect, mind
- لَبَّيْكَhere I am, at your service
- لَبَّةthe pit of the throat, upper chest
- لَبَبa breast-strap for a saddle
- لَبَابَةthe quality of having good sense
Common questions
- How do you say "wise person" in Arabic?
- لَبِيبٌ (labīb).
- What does the root ل-ب-ب mean?
- At its core, it means to possess understanding or sound intellect — the same root gives lubb, 'mind, intellect'.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
فليتدبّر اللبيب هذا الْمِثَال؛
So let the wise person reflect on this example;
اللَّبِيبُ — the wise person. al- = 'the'; labib means 'a wise, sensible person'; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject.
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