माफ

See also: माफ़

Marathi

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Arabic عَافَى (ʕāfā)
    Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan)bor.
    Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf)bor.
    Marathi माफ (māph)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf), borrowed from Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan), from عَافَى (ʕāfā).

    Adjective

    माफ • (māph)

    1. forgiven, pardoned

    References

    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “माफ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
    • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “माफ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
    • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “माफ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

    Nepali

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Arabic عَافَى (ʕāfā)
    Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan)bor.
    Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf)bor.
    Hindi माफ़ (māf)bor.
    Nepali माफ (māph)

    Borrowed from Hindi माफ़ (māf), borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf), borrowed from Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan), from عَافَى (ʕāfā).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [mäɸ]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: माफ्

    Adjective

    माफ • (māph)

    1. waived

    Noun

    माफ • (māph)

    1. forgiveness, pardon
      माफ गर्नु ― māph garnu ― to forgive

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “माफ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 504
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