Muslim Name · Female · Indonesian / Arabic origin
Syifa Name Meaning in Islam
Healing.
- Meaning
- Healing. Indonesian spelling of Shifa/Shefa. The Quran: 'And We send down of the Quran that which is healing (shifa) and mercy for the believers' (17:82)
- Origin
- Indonesian / Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- شفاء
- Meaning in Urdu
- شفا
- Pronunciation
- SYI-fa
- Lucky number
- 4
Is Syifa an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Syifa is an established name in Muslim use, Indonesian / Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Healing. The Quran: 'And We send down of the Quran that which is healing (shifa) and mercy for the believers' (17:82). Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ش-ف-ي. Malay/Indonesian form of Shifāʾ, from sh-f-y, healing. Shifāʾ is cure, healing. Q 17:82 calls the Quran 'shifāʾun wa-raḥmatun li-l-muʾminīn'.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Shin radiant light, Fa opening, Alif origin, Hamza primordial breath.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
The letters in Syifa cluster around fire, the element of will, warmth, and forward motion. This is a name that leans toward decisiveness and radiance, with the courage to begin what others hesitate to. Threaded through it is Al-Shakur, the Appreciative, carried by a person as a way of noticing and honouring small kindnesses. A person named Syifa carries the kind of fire people gather around, not the kind that burns them.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Healing. The Sy- spelling is the dominant Indonesian transliteration.
How to Pronounce Syifa
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They are the same name. Syifa is also written Syifah. One name, several romanisations of شفاء.
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