| How to pronounce Nafees | NUmber + FEEd + Sweet Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
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| Arabic Spelling (How to write Nafees in Arabic) | نفيس |
| Quranic Nature (Learn more...) | Indirectly Mentioned |
| Alternate spellings of Nafees | Nafis Nefis Nafeise Nafise Nofis Nofees Nepheis Nephys Nephes Nephis Nepheys Nephiys Nepheeis Nephies Nepheeys All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
| Quranic Root (Learn more...) | N-F-S All Quranic baby names derived from N-F-S: |
Meaning of Nafees
Nafees is an indirect Quranic name for boys. It means “valuable”, “precious”, “extremely desired”. It’s literal meaning is “something so good and valuable that people compete for it”, derived from the N-F-S root (to breathe, to compete), which is mentioned in many places in the Quran.
I call to witness the morning time, as it softly breathes. (Quran 81:18)
They are provided with the drink of a sealed nectar. And for this, let those who like to compete, place their competition. (Quran 83:25-26)
Anonymous
The Sealed Nectar: “Ishmael had twelve sons from the daughter of Mudad, whose names were […] Nafis and Qidman”
Mentioned in Genesis
Another meaning is “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. Traditional translations also translate it to “soul.”
Comparable to
“Nafsi” (نفسي) in Arabic means “my soul” or “my self.”
“Nafs” (نفس), which refers to the soul, self, or inner being.
( Nufus) نفس it means ( breath).
Anonymous
Shalar nafis