माफ
See also: माफ़
Marathi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian معاف (mu'āf), from Arabic مُعَافىً (muʕāfan), from the root ع ف و (ʕ f w). Compare Gujarati માફ (māph), Hindi माफ़ (māf), Punjabi ਮਾਫ (māph) / معاف (māf), Nepali माफ (māph).
Adjective
editमाफ • (māph)
Related terms
edit- माफी (māphī, “forgiveness”)
References
edit- Berntsen, Maxine, “माफ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माफ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “माफ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Nepali
editPronunciation
editNoun
editमाफ • (māph)
- forgiveness, pardon
- माफ गर्नु ― māph garnu ― to forgive