माफ
See also: माफ़
Marathi
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Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf), borrowed from Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan), from عَافَى (ʕāfā).
Adjective
माफ • (māph)
Related terms
- माफी (māphī, “forgiveness”)
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
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Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf), borrowed from Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan), from عَافَى (ʕāfā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mäɸ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: माफ्
Noun
माफ • (māph)
- forgiveness, pardon
- माफ गर्नु ― māph garnu ― to forgive
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “माफ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 504