Hanif: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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حنیف
حَنِيف
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Hanif (حنیف, Arabic حَنِيف) means “upright in faith”. It comes from the Arabic root ح ن ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ح ن ف.
- Meaning
- upright in faith
- معنی
- دین حق پر قائم، سچا موحد
Where it comes from
Lane gives ḥanīf as one inclining to the right religion; used in the Quran of Ibrahim (e.g. 3:67).
- Say it
- ha-neefAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ح ن ف
- Other spellings
- Haneef
- Themes
- Faith