لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ
Li-ilaafi quraish
For the accustomed security of the Quraysh -
Quran 106:1. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Elaf means familiarity, safe custom. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
إِيلَاف
Elaf
Familiarity, safe custom
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Meaning
Elaf (إِيلَاف) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means familiarity, safe custom.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Elaf comes from the root أ ل ف, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Surah 106 opens "For the familiarity of Quraysh", the safe journeys Allah gave them.
لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ
Li-ilaafi quraish
For the accustomed security of the Quraysh -
Quran 106:1. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ee-LAAF. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Ilaf and Eilaf. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: إ alif with hamza below + ي ya + ل lam + ا alif + ف fa.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Elaf bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Elaf (إِيلَاف) means familiarity, safe custom. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
Surah 106 opens "For the familiarity of Quraysh", the safe journeys Allah gave them.
Elaf is used as a girl's name.
Elaf is written إِيلَاف in Arabic, said ee-LAAF.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, إِيلَاف. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.