Latifa

Latifa, Lateefa or Lateefah is a feminine Arabic (لٓطِيفٓة) given name which means "gentle", "nice" or "pleasant". It corresponds to the masculine Latif.

Notable persons

Lateefa(h)

Lateefa Al Gaood, Bahraini politician
Lateefah Durosinmi (born 1957), Nigerian academic
Lateefah Simon (born 1977), American activist

Latifa

Latifa (singer) (born 1961), or Latifa Arfaoui, Tunisian pop music singer
Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt (born 1982), Egyptian princess
Latifa Baka (born 1964), Moroccan author
Latifa Elouadrhiri (born 1952), Moroccan physicist
Princess Lalla Latifa (1943/44-2024), widow of king Hassan II
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1985), UAE princess
Latifa Ben Mansour (born 1950), Algerian writer and linguist
Latifa bint Fahd Al Saud (1959–2013), Saudi royal
Latifa al-Zayyat (1923–1996), Egyptian activist and writer
Latifa al-Droubi (born 1984), First Lady of Syria and wife of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

Latifah

Queen Latifah (born 1970), American rapper, singer, and actress
Latifah Bee Ghows (1911–2005), Malaysian physician

Sufi psychology

Lataif-e-Sitta, special perception organs in Sufi spiritual psychology, for example Latifa Qalabiya

References

↑ Judith Rosenhouse (Spring 2002). "Personal Names in Hebrew and Arabic: Modern Trends Compared to the Past". Journal of Semitic Studies. 47 (1): 106. doi:10.1093/jss/47.1.97.
↑ ""لٓطِيفٓة": examples and translations in context". dictionary.reverso.net. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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[1] Judith Rosenhouse (Spring 2002). "Personal Names in Hebrew and Arabic: Modern Trends Compared to the Past". Journal of Semitic Studies. 47 (1): 106. doi:10.1093/jss/47.1.97.

[2] ""لٓطِيفٓة": examples and translations in context". dictionary.reverso.net. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

Latifa

Notable persons

Lateefa(h)

Latifa

Latifah

Sufi psychology

See also

References