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رَهَف
Rahaf
RA-haf
“Delicacy, fineness.”
About Rahaf
Rahaf is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "delicacy, fineness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ه-ف meaning 'to be fine, delicate'. Modern Levantine and Gulf usage.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Rahaf is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rahaf
- What does the name Rahaf mean?
- Rahaf (رَهَف) means "Delicacy, fineness". From the Arabic root ر-ه-ف meaning 'to be fine, delicate'. Modern Levantine and Gulf usage.
- Is Rahaf a name from the Qur'an?
- Rahaf 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 Rahaf a boy or a girl name?
- Rahaf is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rahaf come from?
- Rahaf is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-H-F.
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