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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Scripts حنفي(Arabic, Malay Jawi)
Other Forms FormsHanafy, Hanafie, Hanafee, Hanapi, Hanapy, Hanapie, Hanapee
Meaning & History
From the name of 8th-century Islamic theologian and jurist Abu Hanifa, who founded the Hanafi school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.