English
Saif
Saif comes from Arabic سَيْف ‘sword, scimitar’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentسَيْفsayf‘sword, scimitar’
- EnglishtodaySaif
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentسَيْفsayf‘sword, scimitar’
- EnglishtodaySaif
The story
This surname is mostly found in Yemen.
Linked words
through Arabic سَيْف ‘sword, scimitar’
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic سَيْف / Saif