Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قفس (qafas), from Arabic قَفَص (qafaṣ), from Classical Syriac ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄sā), from Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos) or Latin capsus.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /qə.fəs/, [qɐ.fɐs], /kə.pʰəs/, [kɐ.pʰɐs]

Noun

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क़फ़स (qafasm (Urdu spelling قفس)

  1. cage
  2. prison

Declension

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