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Gender Masculine
Scripts نفيس(Arabic) নাফিস(Bengali) Нәфис(Tatar)
Pronounced Pron. /na.ˈfiːs/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsNafees

Meaning & History

Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.
Added 6/20/2016 by elbowin
Edited 12/17/2021 by HL and elbowin

Gender Masculine
Scripts נָפִ֖ישׁ(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. na-fis(Biblical Hebrew)  [key]
Other Forms FormsNaphish

Meaning & History

Means "Revival, Expansion, to breathe". According to the Syriac usage, “refreshment”, or "to be refreshed."
Derived from the root noun נפש (nepesh/naphash), breath or life.

This is the name of one of the twelve Ishmaelite sons in Genesis.
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This was missed out: Traditional translations also translate it to "soul."
Added 3/16/2025 by anonymous
Edited 3/17/2025 by navarretedf