Girl, occasionally used for boys · Persian (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Nayab
نایابSay it naa-YAAB
- Meaning today
- Rare, unique, precious
- Original meaning
- "not to be found; unobtainable; scarce, rare" Platts, p. 1111
- Say it
- naa-YAAB
- Written
- نایاب
- Other spellings
- Nayaab, Naayab
Nayab
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Nayab meaning
Nayab (نایاب) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Urdu usage).
Not to be found; unobtainable; scarce, rare
Also used to mean: unique, precious
Nayab (نایاب) is the Persian nā-yāb, made from nā-, "not", and yāb, "found", so literally "not to be found". Platts's Urdu dictionary gives it as undiscoverable or unobtainable, and so scarce or rare. In everyday Urdu and Hindi nāyāb is the word for something rare and precious, such as a rare book or a priceless object. Name lists give Nayab as "rare" or "unique", which matches. The name is used by Urdu-speaking families in India and Pakistan and is mostly given to girls.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 1111 · entry nā-yāb (نایاب) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, Urdu Dictionary, nā-yāb (under nā), p. 1111
Spellings
Nayab · Nayaab · Naayab