Nouf

From the root n-w-f, 'to rise above, to exceed' — the summit, the highest point.

Meaning and root

From n-w-f (ن-و-ف), carrying the sense of rising above and exceeding. *Nawf* is the highest part of a thing — the summit of a mountain, the peak.

The same root gives *nayyif*, used for the surplus in a number: *ʿishrūn wa-nayyif*, 'twenty-odd' — literally twenty and something above it.

A short, distinctly Peninsular female name, widespread in the Gulf.

The highest point or summit, from the root n-w-f, 'to rise above, to exceed'.

Last reviewed: 2026-07-27