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رَافِع
Rafiʿ
RAA-fiʿ
“One who raises, exalts.”
About Rafiʿ
Rafiʿ is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "one who raises, exalts" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ف-ع meaning 'to raise, to elevate'. Active participle. Ar-Rafi' is one of the names of God.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Rafi-l
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 Rafiʿ is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rafiʿ
- What does the name Rafiʿ mean?
- Rafiʿ (رَافِع) means "One who raises, exalts". From the Arabic root ر-ف-ع meaning 'to raise, to elevate'. Active participle. Ar-Rafi' is one of the names of God.
- Is Rafiʿ a name from the Qur'an?
- Rafiʿ 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 Rafiʿ a boy or a girl name?
- Rafiʿ is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Rafiʿ come from?
- Rafiʿ is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-F-ʿ.
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