حنيف

حَنِيف (adj)

Etymology: Of the root ح ن ف (ḥ n f). Probably an Aramaic loan, borrowing first the plural of Classical Syriac ܚܢܦܐ (ḥanpā, “pagan, impious”) and back-forming the Arabic singular, or from a differently vocalized Nabataean Aramaic relative of it, the details are disputed, like the semantics were a source of disagreement from the beginning.

Meaning: inclining; inclining from one religion to another; belonging to the right religion, of true belief; someone connected to a wrong religion, impious, deviatory

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