ਹਲਫ਼
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian حلف (half), from Arabic حَلْف (ḥalf). Compare Hindi हलफ़ (halaf).
Noun edit
ਹਲਫ਼ • (halaf) f (Shahmukhi spelling حلف)
Related terms edit
- ਹਲਫ਼ੀ (halfī, “oath (relational)”, adjective)
- ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ (halfanāmā, “affadavit”, m)
- ਹਲਫ਼ ਚੁੱਕਣੀ (halaf cukkaṇī, “swear, take an oath”, verb)
Further reading edit
- “ਹਲਫ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024