माफ़

See also: माफ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (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

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

Adjective

माफ़ • (māf) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling معاف)

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

माफ (māph), मुआफ़ (muāf), मुआफ (muāph), मुवाफ (muvāph), मुवाफ़ (muvāf)

Derived terms

माफ़ करना (māf karnā, “to forgive”)

Related terms

माफ़ी (māfī, “forgiveness”)

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