Asif Explained

Asif
Pronunciation:pronounced as /ar/
Gender:Male
Meaning:the name of Solomon's vizier
Region:Arabia
Language:Arabic
Origin:Hebrew

Asif (Arabic: آصف) is an Arabic masculine given name. In Persian and Urdu it is often pronounced as 'Asif' or 'Asef' though the original form is 'Asaf'. This name referred to Solomon's vizier in the Islamic tradition, and by extension to a wise, prudential figure. It was originally borrowed from the Hebrew name Asaf (אסף) meaning "gather, harvest" (lit. "he gathered.")

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