Given name · Arabic
عاكف
“to devote”
عاكف (ʕākif) is a masculine given name. It is used in Arabic.
ArabicWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: ʕākif.
Meaning & origin
عاكف’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, عاكف has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form AKIF. In Arabic usage, عاكف can be written in the Roman alphabet as ʕākif.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 2
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