Wafi, Wafiya

The bathing boy painting


Wafi وَافِي is derived from the Arabic root W-F-Y meaning “faithful; loyal.”

In the Ismaili branch of Islam, it was borne by Ahmad al-Wafi, the 8th Ismaili Iman (766-822 CE).

Another form is the Turkish Vâfî.

Wafia and Wafiyaوفيّة  is the feminine form.


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