Rauf: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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رؤف
رَؤُوف
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Rauf (رؤف, Arabic رَؤُوف) means “very compassionate”. It comes from the Arabic root ر أ ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ر أ ف.
- Meaning
- very compassionate
- معنی
- نہایت مہربان
Where it comes from
Intensive form from raʾfa, tender mercy. Used of the Prophet ﷺ in 9:128 and of Allah elsewhere.
- Say it
- ra-oofAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ر أ ف
- Other spellings
- Raoof · Raouf
- Themes
- Kindness