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hanif¹

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Borrowed from Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf); see Hanif.

noun hanifs · hunafa

  1. Any person, from before the time of Muhammad, who followed a non-pagan monotheistic religion.

    Similar: proto-Muslim

Hanif²

Where it comes from

From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”).

proper noun Hanifs · Haniff

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

noun Hanifs · Haniff

  1. Alternative letter-case form of hanif

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@misc{hanif_2026,
  title = {hanif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}