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Abulafia ((アラビア語:أبو العافية) ', ''Abou l-Afiyya'' or ''Abu l-Afia''; (ヘブライ語:אבולעפיה) ''Abulafia'') is a Sephardi Jewish surname whose etymological origin is in the Arabic language. The family name, like many other Arabic-origin Sephardic Jewish surnames, originated in Spain (Sefarad) among Spanish Jews (Sephardim) at a time during Spain's Islamic history, when it was ruled as Al-Andalus by Arabic-speaking Moors. To this day, the romanized version of the surname is most commonly ''Abulafia''. Other variations also exist, mostly in English transliterations, including ''Aboulafia'', ''Abolafia'', ''Abouelafia'', ''Aboulafiya'', ''Abulafiya'', ''Aboulafiyya''. == Etymology == Etymologically, the surname is composed of the Arabic words: * ''Abu'' or ''Abou'' ( '), literally "father" but also carrying the meaning "owner", * ''al'' or ''el'' (), or simply ''l'' if the preceding word ends with a vowel, to which it attaches itself, is the definite article equivalent to "the", and * ''Afiyya'' or ''Afia'' ( '), literally "health, wellbeing" but also carrying the meaning "power". Together they form ''Abou l-Afiyya'' or ''Abu l-Afia'', rendered in Medieval Spanish as a single word, ''Abulafia'', meaning "Father () the Health/Wellbeing" or "Owner () the Power".() 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abulafia (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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