What is the correct spelling of the name 'Sabeeha'?
Question
Generally the name Sabeeha is with a saad.I wanted to know if I could keep Sabeeha with a SEEN? What is the meaning?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Sabeeha (with a saad) means ‘morning’. [1] As for Sabeeha (with a seen); we were unable to locate this name, however the word is used in colloquial Arabic to mean ‘swimmer’ from the root letters sa-ba-ha which means ‘to swim’. [2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] Al-Mawrid – Pg: 688
[2] Al-Mawrid – Pg: 622
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