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Safinah name meaning

“ship; vessel”

Letters
7
Syllables
3
First letter
S
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Safinah

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Malay Names: SArabic origin

Safinah is a girl's name from Arabic safīnah, meaning 'ship' or 'vessel'.

What does Safinah mean?

Ship; vessel

In Malay: kapal; bahtera

Sources (1)

About the name Safinah

Safinah comes from the Arabic word safīnah, 'ship' or 'vessel'. Wiktionary cites the word in the Quran (29:14-15), in the account of Prophet Noah. Safeena and Safeenah are other spellings.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic
SyllablesSa-fi-nah
First letterMalay Names starting with S
Arabic scriptسفينة

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: سفينة · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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