Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name used by Muslims.

Etymologies

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From Arabic مُصْطَفى, "the chosen one".

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Examples

  • The colonel had come up with three matches on the name Mustafa Yassin.

    Transfer of Power Vince Flynn 1999

  • The colonel had come up with three matches on the name Mustafa Yassin.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #1 Vince Flynn 1997

  • Aseel Hameed, 31, left, and his cousin Mustafa Jassem, 17, watch Shada Hassoon sing Baghdad on Star Academy.

    Sectarian lines dissolve when Shada sings on Friday night 2007

  • In August 1989, a Hizballah operative by the name of Mustafa Maza was killed in an explosion in a London hotel, when a bomb that he was making blew up in his hands.

    The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

  • In August 1989, a Hizballah operative by the name of Mustafa Maza was killed in an explosion in a London hotel, when a bomb that he was making blew up in his hands.

    The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

  • "From every square in our beloved country, people should all come together in one city and one square to make this regime and its supporters afraid, and force them to run away because they are cowards," said a post from someone called Mustafa.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • "From every square in our beloved country, people should all come together in one city and one square to make this regime and its supporters afraid, and force them to run away because they are cowards," said a post from someone called Mustafa.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • "From every square in our beloved country, people should all come together in one city and one square to make this regime and its supporters afraid, and force them to run away because they are cowards," said a post from someone called Mustafa.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • "From every square in our beloved country, people should all come together in one city and one square to make this regime and its supporters afraid, and force them to run away because they are cowards," said a post from someone called Mustafa.

    The Guardian World News 2011

  • "From every square in our beloved country, people should all come together in one city and one square to make this regime and its supporters afraid, and force them to run away because they are cowards," said a post from someone called Mustafa.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

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