Save Gender Feminine Usage Arabic, Dhivehi Scripts شفاء(Arabic) ޝިފާ(Dhivehi) Pronounced Pron. /ʃi.ˈfaːʔ/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "healing, cure, remedy" in Arabic. Al-Shifa' bint Abdullah (real name Layla) was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, so named because she practiced folk medicine.
Save Gender Feminine Usage Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu Scripts शिफा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) Pronounced Pron. shi- faa(Indian) shi-phA(Sanskrit) [key] Other Forms FormsShipha Meaning & History "Fibrous root ", "root of water-lily ", "mother"Origin - Sanskrit