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رِفَاعَة
Rifaah
ri-FAA-ah
“Elevation, high standing.”
About Rifaah
Rifaah is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "elevation, high standing" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ف-ع meaning 'to raise'. Rifa'a is elevation. Borne by Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, the Egyptian scholar of the 19th-century renaissance.
Common in Egypt and Sudan; Rifaat is the related form.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Rifa'a, Rifaa, Rifaat
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 Rifaah is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Rifaah before.
- Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801–1873), Egyptian scholar and reformer
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rifaah
- What does the name Rifaah mean?
- Rifaah (رِفَاعَة) means "Elevation, high standing". From the Arabic root ر-ف-ع meaning 'to raise'. Rifa'a is elevation. Borne by Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, the Egyptian scholar of the 19th-century renaissance.
- Is Rifaah a name from the Qur'an?
- Rifaah 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 Rifaah a boy or a girl name?
- Rifaah is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Rifaah come from?
- Rifaah is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-F-ʿ. Common in Egypt and Sudan; Rifaat is the related form.
- How is Rifaah spelled?
- Rifaah is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (رِفَاعَة) is also written Rifa'a, Rifaa, and Rifaat. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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