See also: माफ

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian معاف (mu'āf), from Arabic مُعَافىً (muʕāfan), from the root ع ف و (ʕ f w). Compare Gujarati માફ (māph), Punjabi ਮਾਫ (māph) / ਮਾਫ਼ (māf) / معاف (mʻāf), Nepali माफ (māph), Marathi माफ (māph), Assamese মাফ (maph) / মাফ় (maf), Malayalam മാപ്പ് (māppŭ), Bengali মাফ (maph).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːf/, [mäːf], /mɑːpʰ/, [mäːpʰ]

Adjective

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माफ़ (māf) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling معاف)

  1. forgiven, pardoned
    चिंता मत करो, सब माफ़ है।
    cintā mat karo, sab māf hai.
    Do not worry, all is forgiven.
    मुझे माफ़ करें।mujhe māf karẽ.Pardon me.

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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