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TALIB
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Arabic
OTHER SCRIPTS:
طالب
(Arabic)
Meaning & History
Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic. Abu Talib was an uncle of
Muhammad
who raised him after his parents and grandparents died. His name was in fact a kunya (a nickname) formed using
Abu
; his real name may have been
Imran
.
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