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Jabari is a masculine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, derived from Swahili, ultimately from
Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
, that is most commonly given to
African-American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...
boys. It is also an Arabic
surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. Jabari is a borrowing from Swahili ''jabari'' meaning "brave (one)", which is from the
Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
word جَبَّار (jabbār), meaning "ruler".


People


Given name

* Jabari Arthur (born 1982), Canadian football player * Jabari Asim (born 1962), American author * Jabari Bird (born 1994), American basketball player * Jabari Blash (born 1989), American baseball player * Jabari Brisport (born 1987), American activist * Jabari Brown (born 1992), American basketball player * Jabari Banks (born 1998), American actor * Jabari Greer (born 1982), American football player * Jabari Holloway (born 1982), American football player * Jabari Hylton (born 1998), American soccer player * Jabari Issa (born 1978), American football player * Jabari Levey (born 1984), American football player * Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player * Jabari Price (born 1992), American football player * Jabari Simama, American educator *
Jabari Small Jabari Mikal Small (born January 31, 2002) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent. Early life and high school Small atte ...
(born 2002), American football player * Jabari Smith (born 1977), American basketball player * Jabari Smith Jr. (born 2003), American basketball player * Jabari Walker (born 2002), American basketball player * Jabari Wamble (born 1979), American lawyer * Jabari Zuniga (born 1997), American football player


Surname

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Ahmed Jabari Ahmed al-JabariAlso spelled Jaabari, Ja'bari or Ja'abari. (; 1960), also known as Abu Mohammad, was a Palestinian militant who served as second-in-command of the military wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He was widely credited ...
(1960–2012), Palestinian militant


See also

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Abdul Jabbar ʿAbd al-Jabbār (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Jabbār'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric ...
* Jabbar (disambiguation) * Jabbari


References

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