Save Gender Feminine Usage Arabic Scripts أنفال(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ʔan.ˈfaːl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "profits, earnings, spoils" in Arabic, the plural of نفل (nafal) meaning "booty, gift". It is given in reference to the 8th chapter of the Quran (surah Al-Anfal).