Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts عفّ(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to refrain, to be chaste" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsAfaf, Affan, Afif, Afifa, Afifah(Arabic) Afifa(Bengali) Afan(Bosnian) Afifah(Indonesian) Afifah(Malay) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 730.