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سَيْف الرَّحْمَن

Saif ur Rehman

sayf-ur-REH-maan

Sword of the Most Merciful.”

About Saif ur Rehman

Saif ur Rehman is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "sword of the most merciful" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Compound: 'sayf' (sword) + 'ar-Rahman' (the Most Merciful, a name of God). Common South Asian compound name.

Common in Pakistani families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic · Urdu

Gender

Boy

Root letters

س ي فS-Y-F

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Saif ur Rehman is one such word.

How to say it

sayf·ur·REH·maan

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Saif ur Rehman: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud