Nafisa or also spelled as Nafesa and Nafisah is an Arabic feminine given name meaning valuable, precious, extremely desired. Its literal meaning is “something so good and valuable that people compete for it”, derived from the N-F-S root (to breathe, to compete), which is mentioned in many places in the
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...
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People named Nafisa include:
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Nafisa Ali
Nafisa Ali (born 18 January 1957) is an Indian actress and politician from All India Trinamool Congress and a social activist.
Early life
Nafisa Ali was born in Kolkata, the daughter of Ahmed Ali, a Bengali Muslim man and Philomena Torresan, ...
, Indian actor-politician
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Nafisa Joseph
Nafisa Joseph (28 March 1978 – 29 July 2004) was an Indian model and MTV video jockey. She was the winner of Femina Miss India Universe 1997 and was a finalist in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant in Miami Beach.
Early life
Nafisa Joseph wa ...
, Indian model
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Nafisa Shah
Nafisa Shah ( ur, ; born 20 January 1968) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, she was member of the National Assembly from March 2008 to May 2018.
Early life a ...
(born 1968), Pakistani politician
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Nafisa Abdullahi, (born 1991) Nigerian
Kannywood
Hausa-language cinema, known informally as Kannywood, is the Hausa-language film industry of Northern Nigeria. It is based in Kano.
Kannywood
Kannywood is the sobriquet for Hausa-language cinema. It is a part of the larger Nigerian cinema, ...
actress
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Nafisa Abdullaeva (born 1978), Uzbekistan lawyer and business-coach
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Nafisah Ahmad Zen Shahab
Nafisah Ahmad Zen Shahab ( ar-at, نفیسه أحمد زين شهاب , Nafīsah ʾAḥmad Zayn Šahāb; ; born August 1, 1946) is an Indonesian batik trader from Palembang, South Sumatra
South Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Selatan) is a province of ...
, Indonesian businessperson
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Arabic feminine given names