Hayfāʾ
هَيْفَاء
Say it hay-FAA
Slender of waist
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- h-y-f
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Haifa, Hayfa, Haifaa
Meaning & source
Slender-waisted: hayaf is a slim waist and a lean belly.
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والهَيَفُ، بِالتَّحْرِيكِ: رقَّة الْخَصْرِ وضُمور الْبَطْنِ، هَيِفَ هَيَفاً وهَافَ هَيْفاً، فَهُوَ أَهْيَف، وَلُغَةُ تَمِيمٍ: هَافَ يَهَافُ هَيْفاً، وامرأَة هَيْفَاء وَقَوْمٌ هِيف
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.