ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਲਫਾਫਾ (laphāphā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

From Arabic لِفَافَة (lifāfa).

Noun

ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ • (lafāfā) m (Shahmukhi spelling لفافا)

1. envelope
2. plastic bag

   Synonyms: ਝੋਲ਼ਾ (jhoḷā), ਥੈਲਾ (thailā), ਬੈਗ (baig)

3. (figurative) outward show

Related terms

• ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ f (lafāfebāzī, “ostentation”)

References

• “ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• “ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024