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BoyPronounced Arabic /ˈmusˤ.tˤa.faː/; Turkish /mus.ta.ˈfa/Arabic language family

Mūstafa

A name meaning "chosen".

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Mūstafa is a boy name meaning "chosen".

Pronunciation: Arabic /ˈmusˤ.tˤa.faː/; Turkish /mus.ta.ˈfa/.

GenderBoy
Meaningchosen
PronunciationArabic /ˈmusˤ.tˤa.faː/; Turkish /mus.ta.ˈfa/
Language familyArabic

Meaning and history

The name means "chosen" in Arabic, derived from اصطفا ( iṣṭafā ) meaning "to choose". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. It was borne by four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.

Notes and context

Usage: arabic, turkish, azerbaijani, bosnian, urdu, indonesian, malay | Arabic: مصطفى; Bosnian Cyrillic: Мустафа; Urdu: مصطفی