English
Rafi
Rafi comes from Arabic رَافِع ‘hoister, exalter, raiser’, and goes back to رَفَعَ ‘to lift’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَفَعَrafaʕa‘to lift’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرَافِعrāfiʕ‘hoister, exalter, raiser’
- EnglishtodayRafi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَفَعَrafaʕa‘to lift’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرَافِعrāfiʕ‘hoister, exalter, raiser’
- EnglishtodayRafi
The story
This surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.
Every English word from Arabic رَفَعَ
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَفَعَ / Rafi