Jafar: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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جعفر
جَعْفَر
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Jafar (جعفر, Arabic جَعْفَر) means “stream; small river”. It comes from the Arabic root ج ع ف ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ج ع ف ر.
- Meaning
- stream; small river
- معنی
- نہر، ندی
Where it comes from
Lane gives jaʿfar as a river or stream.
- Say it
- jaa-farAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ج ع ف ر
- Other spellings
- Jaffar · Jaafar
- Known bearer
- Jafar ibn Abi Talib, cousin of the Prophet ﷺ
- Themes
- Nature