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, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
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People named Nafisa include:
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Nafisa Ali
Nafisa Ali is an Indian actress, politician, activist and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress.
Early life
Nafisa Ali was born in Kolkata, the daughter of Ahmed Ali, a Bengali man and Philome ...
, Indian actor-politician
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Nafisa Joseph
Nafisa Joseph (28 March 1978 – 29 July 2004) was an Indian model, video jockey and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Femina Miss India Universe 1997 and was a finalist in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant in Miami Beach.
Early ...
, Indian model
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Nafisa Shah
Syeda Nafisa Shah Jilani (; born 20 January 1968) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, having previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and from Mar ...
(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, Indonesian businessperson
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