Syphax
صيفاقسIn ArabicⵙⵉⴼⴰⴽⵙIn Tifinagh
- Meaning
- King of the Masaesyli in western Numidia (3rd c. BC); possibly 'protected, ringed round'
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Amazigh
- Other spellings
- Sifaks, Sifax, Siphax, Syfax
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
Confidence: low
Sources
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