Jaʽfar
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈʤaʕ.far] Egyptian Arabic: [ˈgæʕ.fɑɾ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | "stream” |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jafarrrr, Jaffar, Jafeerr, Jaffer, Jafyr, Jaafar, Gaafer, Gaafar, Cafer, Cəfər, Džafer, Xhafer |
| Related names | nafar (name) |
Jaʽfar (Arabic: جَعْفَر), meaning in Arabic "stream", is a masculine name of Arabic origin, common among middle eastern and Muslim men, especially in Iran.
It may also be written Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaafar, or in the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, Gafar or Gaafar.
The Turkish transliteration of the name is Cafer, in Azerbaijani Cəfər, in Bosniak Džafer and in Albanian Xhafer.