Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Arabic, Bengali Scripts عرفات(Arabic) আরাফাত(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. /ʕa.ra.ˈfaːt/(Arabic) /a.ɾa.ˈfat̪/(Bengali) /a.ɹa.ˈfat̪/(Bengali) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.