हलफ़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हलफ (halaph)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْف (ḥalf, “swearing”). Compare Punjabi ਹਲਫ਼ (halaf).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ləf/, [ɦɐ.lɐf], /ɦə.ləpʰ/, [ɦɐ.lɐpʰ]

Noun

हलफ़ • (halaf) m (Urdu spelling حلف)

1. swearing
2. an oath

Declension

Declension of हलफ़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हलफ़ halaf	हलफ़ halaf
oblique	हलफ़ halaf	हलफ़ों halafõ
vocative	हलफ़ halaf	हलफ़ो halafo

Related terms

• हलफ़नामा (halafnāmā, “affidavit”)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “حلف”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.