Obai (Arabic: أبي) is an
Arabic
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given name
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, most commonly transliterated as "Ubai". also It is also sometimes transliterated as "Obai", "Ubay", "Ubai", "Oubai", "Oubay", "Obay", "Ubayy", & "Obayy" The word is derived from the tri-consonant Arabic word for "refuse" and could possibly mean The one who is refusing the humiliation
The most well-known historical figure to be named Ubai was
Ubay ibn Ka'b
Ubayy ibn Ka'b ( ar, أُبَيّ ٱبْن كَعْب, ') (died 649), also known as Abu Mundhir, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a person of high esteem in the early Muslim community.
Biography
Ubayy was born in Medina (th ...
a companion of the
Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
and a person of high esteem in the early
Muslim community
People with the name
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Ubayy ibn Ka'b
Ubayy ibn Ka'b ( ar, أُبَيّ ٱبْن كَعْب, ') (died 649), also known as Abu Mundhir, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a person of high esteem in the early Muslim community.
Biography
Ubayy was born in Medina (th ...
, Arabic companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
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Ubay Luzardo
Ubay Luzardo Santana (born 6 November 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Arucas CF mainly as a central defender.
Club career Early years and Kitchee
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Luzardo came through local UD Las Palmas' youth s ...
, Spanish footballer
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