Mustafa: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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مصطفیٰ
مُصْطَفَى
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Mustafa (مصطفیٰ, Arabic مُصْطَفَى) means “chosen; selected”. It comes from the Arabic root ص ف و. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ص ف و.
- Meaning
- chosen; selected
- معنی
- چنا ہوا، برگزیدہ
Where it comes from
Passive participle of iṣṭafā, to choose, from the root of purity (ṣafw). A title of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Say it
- mus-ta-faaAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ص ف و
- Other spellings
- Mustafaa · Mostafa