Gender | female |
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Word/name | طُوبَى |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Tuğba (in Turkish) |
Anglicisation(s) | Tooba, Touba, Toba |
Tuba (also Anglicised as Tooba, Touba, or less frequently Toba; Arabic: طُوبَى, romanized: Ṭūbā, lit. 'blessedness'[1]) is a female name of Arabic origin. It has been common since the 1970s in Turkey,[2] where it is often spelt Tuğba (and that spelling has the same pronunciation as Tuba in Turkish),[2] but it has also been used in other parts of the Muslim world, notably in Pakistan, where it is spelled طوبیٰ in Urdu. This name derives from Ṭūbā, a tree that Muslims believe grows in heaven.[2] By etymology, this word is borrowed from Syriac Aramaic ܛܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ṭūḇā meaning blessedness. Other meanings ascribed are "blessedness", "good news", "pure beauty","delightful" and "life".[citation needed]