Save Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts مصعب(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ˈmusˤ.ʕab/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "hard, difficult, tough" in Arabic, from the root صعب (ṣaʿuba) meaning "to be hard, to be difficult". Mus'ab ibn Umayr was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. Related Names Rootṣaʿuba PopularityDetails Last ranked #771 in 2022 England and Wales Categories strength