Shakib (Persian: شکیب, romanized: Šakīb, lit. 'patience') and, Sakib (Arabic: ثَاقِب, romanized: Ṯāqib, lit. 'piercing') are two male given names. Shakib comes from Persian word for patience (Persian: شکیبائی, romanized: Šakībâ'i, lit. 'patience') and, Sakib comes from Arabic which means "Piercing".^[1]

The word "Ṯāqibu" is mentioned in the Quran in the chapter of At-Tariq, verse 3.

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
al-najmu al-ṯāqibu
(It is) the star of piercing (brightness).

— Third verse, Sura Aṭ-Ṭāriq

The name is often mistranslated as "Star",^[2] due to being used as the adjective of "star" (Arabic: نجم, romanized: Najm) in the aforementioned verse. It has also been used as a surname.

• Shakib Al Hasan (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Shakib Arslan (1869–1946), Druze prince from Lebanon
• Shakib Khan (born 1979), Bangladeshi film actor and producer
• Shakib Qortbawi (born 1945), Lebanese businessman and politician
• Siba Shakib, Iranian/German filmmaker, writer and political activist

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