ʿĀfiyah
عَافِيَة
Say it AA-fi-yah
Well-being, safety
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ʿ-f-w
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Afia, Afiya, Aafia, Aafiyah
Meaning & source
Well-being: al-Layth, “al-ʿāfiyah is Allah’s defending His servant (from harm)”.
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وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ: الْعَافِيَةُ دِفاعُ الله تعالى عن العبد
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.