Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts نفس (Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to be precious" [1] . Related ItemsFamily Tree ·Details Given Name DescendantsNafisa (Arabic) Nəfəs (Azerbaijani) Nafiset (Circassian) Nefise (Turkish) Sources & ReferencesShow Inline Numbers Hide Inline Numbers Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 1155. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry updated May 26, 2026