مستعفی

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْتَعْفًى (mustaʕfan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊs.t̪ə.ʔfiː/

Adjective

مُسْتَعْفی • (mustaʿfī) (Hindi spelling मुस्ताफ़ी)

1. (politics) one who has resigned, resigning
2. one seeking to be excused, relieved, or exempted from

References

• “مستعفی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مستعفی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.