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رَأْفَت
Raafat
RAʾ-fat
“Compassion, mercy.”
About Raafat
Raafat is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "compassion, mercy" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-أ-ف. Same root as Rauf.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Rafat
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 Raafat is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Raafat
- What does the name Raafat mean?
- Raafat (رَأْفَت) means "Compassion, mercy". From the Arabic root ر-أ-ف. Same root as Rauf.
- Is Raafat a name from the Qur'an?
- Raafat does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Raafat a boy or a girl name?
- Raafat is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Raafat come from?
- Raafat is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-ʾ-F.
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