حیفا

See also: حيفا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Hebrew חֵיפָה (kheifá), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ, presumably in reference to Mount Carmel.

Proper noun

حیفا • (Hayfa)

1. Haifa (a port city in Israel)

Descendants

• Turkish: Hayfa

References

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Hayfa”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 341

Persian

Proper noun

حیفا • (hayfâ)

1. Haifa (a city in Israel)

Urdu

Picture dictionary

حیفا

اسرائیل کے اضلاع

شمالی

حیفا

وسطی

تل ابیب

یروشلم

یہودا و
سامرہ

جنوبی

مصر

لبنان

شام

اُردن

Alternative forms

• حیفہ (ḥaifah)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), ultimately from Hebrew חֵיפָה (ḥēfáh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɛː.fɑː/, /ɦə.iː.fɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

حَیفا • (ḥaifā) m (Hindi spelling हैफ़ा)

1. Haifa (a city in Israel)
2. (by extension) Haifa (a district of Israel)