Iffat: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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عفت
عِفَّة
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Iffat (عفت, Arabic عِفَّة) means “chastity; restraint”. It comes from the Arabic root ع ف ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع ف ف.
- Meaning
- chastity; restraint
- معنی
- پاکدامنی
Where it comes from
Restraint from what is unlawful, from ʿaffa.
- Say it
- if-fatAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع ف ف
- Other spellings
- Effat
- Themes
- Virtue