High confidenceCompanion name
حَفْصَة
Ḥafṣah
/HAF-sa/
Meaning
Young lioness; protective mother
Yorùbá Adaptation
Yorùbá form
Hafsat
Haf-sat
Arabic origin
حَفْصَة
Ḥafṣah
The Arabic 'Ḥafṣah' (حَفْصَة) adapted into the Yorùbá '-at' suffix pattern. The 'ḥ' (voiceless pharyngeal fricative) is realised as plain 'h'. Extremely common in Yorùbá Muslim families.
Islamic Context
Name of the daughter of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb and wife of the Prophet Muḥammad (peace be upon him).