Tuhfa

Tuhfa (تحفة) derives from the Arabic noun tuḥfa meaning 'a gift', 'present', or 'a rare precious object'. The word appears widely in classical Arabic literature and Ottoman-era naming practices; as a feminine given name it was adopted in Ottoman and Bosnian Muslim communities where Arabic literary vocabulary entered local onomastics. Tuhfa is not a Quranic proper noun but is Quranically permissible because it denotes a positive concept (a gift/blessing). Historically attested examples occur in Ottoman registers, Bosnian anthroponymy, and literary works that used Arabic-derived female names. For related names and semantic neighbors see [[Hajra]] and [[Maryam]]; these show how Tuhfa sits among devotional and virtue-oriented names. The name is rare today, often chosen for its poetic quality and the connotation of a child as a cherished gift.