Save Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian Scripts لقمان(Arabic, Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /luq.ˈmaːn/(Arabic) /lʊq.ˈmɑːn/(Urdu) /ˈluq.man/(Malay, Indonesian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a figure mentioned several times in the Quran, described as a sage who was bestowed with wisdom by God. He is also the namesake of the 31st chapter of the Quran (surah Luqman).