• Origin: Arabic مصباح
• Meaning: “lantern; light; lamp.”
• Gender: unisex

The name comes directly from the Arabic word for lantern or light and appears in Surat an-Noor (chapter 24 of the Quran).

Sources

• https://quranicnames.com/misbah/
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/misbah/submitted
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misbah
• https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/misbah/