boy name · Source-indexed record
Jalib
جليب
Jalib is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means attractive, one who captures hearts. Literally the word Jalib means attractor, and for this reason the word can also be used to mean motive, cause (the thing that attracts you to do something).
- Arabic spelling
- جليب
- Pronunciation
- JAH-lihbAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- J
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Jalib
Jalib is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Jalib is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means attractive, one who captures hearts. Literally the word Jalib means attractor, and for this reason the word can also be used to mean motive, cause (the thing that attracts you to do something).”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.