हलफ़

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

हलफ (halaph)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْف (ḥalf, “swearing”). Compare Punjabi ਹਲਫ਼ (halaf).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ləf/, [ɦɐ.lɐf], /ɦə.ləpʰ/, [ɦɐ.lɐpʰ]

Noun edit

हलफ़ • (halaf) m (Urdu spelling حلف)

swearing
an oath

Declension edit

Declension of हलफ़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हलफ़ halaf	हलफ़ halaf
oblique	हलफ़ halaf	हलफ़ों halafõ
vocative	हलफ़ halaf	हलफ़ो halafo

Related terms edit

हलफ़नामा (halafnāmā, “affidavit”)

References edit

Platts, John T. (1884) “حلف”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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