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This seems to be a word of Arabic origin that is used now in Swahili as a word (i.e. a loan word?) and also as a given name. The meaning is "knowledge, wisdom".

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E.g. see here:
http://african.lss.wisc.edu/utamaduni/glossary.htm#maarifa
http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2255

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