ʿAfāf
عَفاف
Say it a-FAAF
Chastity, restraint
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ʿ-f-f
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Afaf, Afaaf
Meaning & source
Chastity and restraint: holding back from what is unlawful, and from asking things of people.
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الاسْتِعْفاف: طلَبُ العَفَافِ وَهُوَ الكَفُّ عَنِ الْحَرَامِ وَالسُّؤَالِ مِنَ النَّاسِ، أَي مَنْ طَلَبَ العِفّة وتكلَّفها أَعطاه اللَّهُ إِيَّاهَا، وَقِيلَ: الاسْتِعْفَاف الصبْر والنَّزاهة عَنِ الشَّيْءِ
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.