Wiktionary

حیفا

See also: حيفا

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَيْفَا (Ḥayfā), from Hebrew חֵיפָה (Kheifá), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”), presumably in reference to Mount Carmel.

Proper noun edit

حیفا • (Hayfa)

  1. Haifa (a port city in Israel)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: Hayfa

References edit

  • 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 edit

 
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Proper noun edit

حیفا • (hayfâ)

  1. Haifa (a city in Israel)

Urdu edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

حَیفا • (ḥaifā) m (Hindi spelling हैफ़ा)

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