Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts شفق(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to pity, to sympathize" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsShefqet(Albanian) Ashfaq, Ishfaq, Shafaqat, Shafiq, Shafiqa(Arabic) Shafiq(Bengali) Shafiq(Malay) Şevket(Turkish) Ashfaq, Ishfaq, Shafiq(Urdu) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 559.