Save Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts صهيب(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. soo-HIEB [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsSuhayb Meaning & History Means "brownish-red hair or complexion" in Arabic, derived from the root صَهَّبَ (sahhaba) meaning "to make brownish-red". This was the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions, a former slave in the Byzantine Empire.