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Lubna
لبنیٰSay it LUB-naa
- Meaning
- The storax tree, whose fragrant resin was burned as incense Lane, p. 3007
- Say it
- LUB-naa
- Written
- لبنیٰ
- Other spellings
- Lubnah, Lobna
Lubna
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Lubna meaning
Lubna (لبنیٰ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin.
The storax tree, whose fragrant resin was burned as incense
Lubna is the Arabic name of the storax tree. Lane's lexicon records the phrase ʿasal al-lubnā, literally 'honey of the lubnā', as another name for the resin now called storax, which was used for fumigation. The word belongs to the root l-b-n, which also gives laban, 'milk', and lubān, 'frankincense'. Lubna is an old Arabic woman's name: the love story of Qays and Lubna, set in the 7th century, is a classic of Arabic literature. On baby-name lists today the name is given as 'storax tree', which matches the dictionary. It is used by Muslim families in India and Pakistan and across the Arab world.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon, Book I, Part 8 (1893), Supplement, p. 3007 · entry عسل اللبنى (root لبن) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Supplement, عسل اللبنى and لبان, p. 3007 (scan) · Wikipedia, Lubna (disambiguation: storax; Qays and Lubna)
Famous namesakes
- Lubna, heroine of the 7th-century Arabic love story Qays and Lubna
Spellings
Lubna · Lubnah · Lobna