Mustafa

M3U1S1T1A1F4A1

proper noun

A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.

OriginArabic مُصْطَفَى →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.

    Prominent Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti told the BBC the closure was a "dangerous move" that meant "imprisoning" people in the West Bank and "depriving them from the only passage out".

    2025 September 25, Tom Bennett, “Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing”, in BBC, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2025

Origin

  1. Arabicمُصْطَفَى“the chosen one”
  2. EnglishMustafa

From Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā, “the chosen one”).

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Translations

Arabic مُصْطَفَى
  • مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā)male given name
Bengali মুস্তাফা
  • মুস্তাফা (mustapha)male given name
Bulgarian Мустафа
  • Мустафа (Mustafa)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 穆斯塔法
  • 穆斯塔法 (Mùsītǎfǎ)male given name
Finnish Mustafa
  • Mustafamale given name
French Moustapha
  • Moustaphamale given name
Greek Μουσταφά
  • Μουσταφά (Moustafá)male given name
Hebrew מוסטפא
  • מוסטפא (mustafá)male given name
Hindi मुस्तफ़ा
  • मुस्तफ़ा (mustafā)male given name
Italian Mustafà
  • Mustafàmale given name
Japanese ムスタファ
  • ムスタファ (Musutafa)male given name
Korean 무스타파
  • 무스타파 (Museutapa)male given name
Persian مصطفی
  • مصطفی (mostafâ)male given name
Portuguese Mustafá
  • Mustafámale given name
Punjabi ਮੁਸਤਫ਼ਾ
  • ਮੁਸਤਫ਼ਾ (mustafā)male given name
Russian Мустафа́
  • Мустафа́ (Mustafá)male given name
Spanish Mustafá
  • Mustafámale given name
Tamil முஸ்தபா
  • முஸ்தபா (mustapā)male given name
Thai มุสตาฟา
  • มุสตาฟา (Mus̄tāfā)male given name
Turkish Mustafa
  • Mustafamale given name
Ukrainian Мустафа́
  • Мустафа́ (Mustafá)male given name
Urdu مصطفی
  • مصطفی (mustafā)male given name
Cite this entry
APA

Mustafa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mustafa

MLA

“Mustafa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mustafa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mustafa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mustafa.

Source: Mustafa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.