حیفا

See also: حيفا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Biblical Hebrew חיפהbor.
    Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā)bor.
    Ottoman Turkish حیفا

    Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חיפה.

    Proper noun

    حیفا • (Hayfa)

    1. Haifa (a port city in northern Israel)

    Descendants

    • Turkish: Hayfa

    References

    • Sezen, Tahir (2017), “Hayfa”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 341

    Persian

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Biblical Hebrew חיפהbor.
    Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā)bor.
    Persian حیفا

    Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חיפה.

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? hayfā
    Dari reading? hayfā
    Iranian reading? heyfâ
    Tajik reading? hayfo

    Proper noun

    حیفا • (hayfā / heyfâ) (Tajik spelling Ҳайфо)

    1. Haifa (a port city in northern Israel)
    2. Haifa (a district of Israel)

    Urdu

    Alternative forms

    • حَیفَہ (haifa)

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Biblical Hebrew חיפהbor.
    Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā)bor.
    Classical Persian حَیفَا (hayfā)bor.
    Urdu حیفا (hefā)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian حَیفَا (hayfā), borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חיפה.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    حَیفَا • (haifā) m (Hindi spelling हैफ़ा)

    1. Haifa (a port city in northern Israel)
    2. Haifa (a district of Israel)
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