Girl · Persian (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Mahjabeen
مہ جبیںSay it meh-ja-BEEN
- Meaning today
- Moon-faced, beautiful
- Original meaning
- "having a forehead bright as the moon" Steingass, p. 1146
- Say it
- meh-ja-BEEN
- Written
- مہ جبیں
- Other spellings
- Mehjabeen, Mahjabin, Mehjabin
Mahjabeen
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Mahjabeen meaning
Mahjabeen (مہ جبیں) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Urdu usage).
Having a forehead bright as the moon
Also used to mean: moon-faced, beautiful
Mahjabeen (مہ جبیں) is a Persian compound of māh, "moon", and the Arabic jabīn, "forehead". Steingass's dictionary defines mah-jabīn as having a forehead bright as the moon, one of many moon compounds that Persian and Urdu poets use for a beautiful face. Name lists give it as "moon-faced" or "as beautiful as the moon", which matches the poetic sense. The best-known bearer is the Hindi film star Meena Kumari, who was born Mahjabeen Bano in Bombay in 1933. The name is also spelled Mehjabeen.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1146 · entry mah-jabīn (ماه جبین), under māh · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, māh, mah-jabīn, p. 1146 · Wikipedia, Meena Kumari
Famous namesakes
- Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano), Hindi film actress
Spellings
Mahjabeen · Mehjabeen · Mahjabin · Mehjabin