आफ़रीन

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian (āfarīn), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 (āfrīn, “praise, blessing”).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːf.ɾiːn/, [äːf.ɾĩːn], /ɑːpʰ.ɾiːn/, [äːpʰ.ɾĩːn]

Interjection edit

आफ़रीन • (āfrīn) (Urdu spelling آفرین)

bravo, well done, wow
Synonyms: वाह (vāh), शाबाश (śābāś)

References edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “āfrīn”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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