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أَلْطَاف
Altaf
al-TAAF
“Kindnesses, graces.”
About Altaf
Altaf is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "kindnesses, graces" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ل-ط-ف meaning 'to be kind, gentle'. Altaf is the plural of lutf: many kindnesses. Used as a given name chiefly in South Asia.
Distinctively Pakistani and Indian.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Altaaf, Eltaf
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Altaf is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Altaf
- What does the name Altaf mean?
- Altaf (أَلْطَاف) means "Kindnesses, graces". From the Arabic root ل-ط-ف meaning 'to be kind, gentle'. Altaf is the plural of lutf: many kindnesses. Used as a given name chiefly in South Asia.
- Is Altaf a name from the Qur'an?
- Altaf does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Altaf a boy or a girl name?
- Altaf is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Altaf come from?
- Altaf is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters L-Ṭ-F. Distinctively Pakistani and Indian.
- How is Altaf spelled?
- Altaf is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أَلْطَاف) is also written Altaaf and Eltaf. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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