बेवफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Classical Persian اَبی (abē)

Classical Persian بی (bē)

Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ)

bor.

Classical Persian وَفَا (wafā)

Classical Persian بی‌وَفَا (bē-wafā)

bor.

Hindi बे-वफ़ा (be-vafā)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی‌وفا (bē-wafā), analysable as बे- (be-) +‎ वफ़ा (vafā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.ʋə.fɑː/, [beː.ʋɐ.fäː], /beː.ʋə.pʰɑː/, [beː.ʋɐ.pʰäː]

Adjective

बेवफ़ा • (bevafā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بے وفا)

1. ungrateful, disloyal

Derived terms

• बेवफ़ाई (bevafāī)