محفل
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Noun of place from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l). Compare Arabic حَفَلَ (ḥafala, “to gather, assemble”).
Noun edit
مَحْفِل • (maḥfil) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun مَحْفِل (maḥfil)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَحْفِل maḥfil |
الْمَحْفِل al-maḥfil |
مَحْفِل maḥfil |
Nominative | مَحْفِلٌ maḥfilun |
الْمَحْفِلُ al-maḥfilu |
مَحْفِلُ maḥfilu |
Accusative | مَحْفِلًا maḥfilan |
الْمَحْفِلَ al-maḥfila |
مَحْفِلَ maḥfila |
Genitive | مَحْفِلٍ maḥfilin |
الْمَحْفِلِ al-maḥfili |
مَحْفِلِ maḥfili |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَحْفِلَيْن maḥfilayn |
الْمَحْفِلَيْن al-maḥfilayn |
مَحْفِلَيْ maḥfilay |
Nominative | مَحْفِلَانِ maḥfilāni |
الْمَحْفِلَانِ al-maḥfilāni |
مَحْفِلَا maḥfilā |
Accusative | مَحْفِلَيْنِ maḥfilayni |
الْمَحْفِلَيْنِ al-maḥfilayni |
مَحْفِلَيْ maḥfilay |
Genitive | مَحْفِلَيْنِ maḥfilayni |
الْمَحْفِلَيْنِ al-maḥfilayni |
مَحْفِلَيْ maḥfilay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَحَافِل maḥāfil |
الْمَحَافِل al-maḥāfil |
مَحَافِل maḥāfil |
Nominative | مَحَافِلُ maḥāfilu |
الْمَحَافِلُ al-maḥāfilu |
مَحَافِلُ maḥāfilu |
Accusative | مَحَافِلَ maḥāfila |
الْمَحَافِلَ al-maḥāfila |
مَحَافِلَ maḥāfila |
Genitive | مَحَافِلَ maḥāfila |
الْمَحَافِلِ al-maḥāfili |
مَحَافِلِ maḥāfili |
Descendants edit
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, “assembly, congregation”), from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mah.ˈfil]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæɦ.fél̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.fíl]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | mahfil |
Dari reading? | mahfil |
Iranian reading? | mahfel |
Tajik reading? | mahfil |
Noun edit
محفل • (mahfel)
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “محفل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “محفل”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, “assembly, congregation”), from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məɦ.fɪl/
Noun edit
محفل • (mahfil) m (Hindi spelling महफ़िल)
References edit
- John T. Platts (2012 November 9 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]