Girl, Rifat and Rifaat are men's names in the Arab world and Turkey · Arabic (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Riffat
رفعتSay it RIF-ut
- Meaning today
- High rank, eminence, elevation
- Original meaning
- "high rank or condition; elevation, nobility, honour" Lane, p. 1123
- Say it
- RIF-ut
- Written
- رفعت
- Other spellings
- Rifat, Rifaat, Riffath
Riffat
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Riffat meaning
Riffat (رفعت) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (Urdu usage).
High rank or condition; elevation, nobility, honour
Also used to mean: eminence
Riffat (رفعت) is the Urdu form of Arabic rifʿa, from the root r-f-ʿ, "to raise". Lane's lexicon defines rifʿa as high or exalted rank or condition, and as nobility and honour. In Urdu rifʿat is used for loftiness or high standing, often in poetry. Name lists give Riffat as "high rank" or "eminence", matching the dictionary. In India and Pakistan Riffat is mostly a girls' name, though Rifat and Rifaat are used for men in the Arab world and Turkey. Rafia comes from the same root.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), p. 1123 · entry rifʿa (رِفْعَةٌ), root r-f-ʿ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, rifʿa, p. 1123 · Wikipedia, Riffat
Spellings
Riffat · Rifat · Rifaat · Riffath