حیفا

See also: حيفا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew חיפהbor.

Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā)bor.

Ottoman Turkish حیفا

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חיפה.

Proper noun

حیفا • (Hayfa)

Haifa (a port city in northern Israel)

Descendants

Turkish: Hayfa

References

Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Hayfa”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 341

Persian

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مناطق اسرائیل

حیفا

تل‌آویو

یهودا و سامره

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew חיפהbor.

Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā)bor.

Persian

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חיפה.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /haj.ˈfaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häj.fɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.fɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.fɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hej.fɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häj.fɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hayfā
Dari reading^?	hayfā
Iranian reading^?	heyfâ
Tajik reading^?	hayfo

Proper noun

حیفا • (hayfā / heyfâ) (Tajik spelling Ҳайфо)

Haifa (a port city in northern Israel)
Haifa (a district of Israel)

Urdu

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اسرائیل کے اضلاع

شمالی

حیفا

وسطی

یہودا و
سامرہ

Alternative forms

حَیفَہ (haifa)

Etymology

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Biblical Hebrew חיפהbor.

Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā)bor.

Classical Persian (hayfā)bor.

Urdu حیفا (hefā)

Borrowed from Classical Persian (hayfā), borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חיפה.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɛː.fɑː/, /ɦə.iː.fɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

حَیفَا • (haifā) m (Hindi spelling हैफ़ा)

Haifa (a port city in northern Israel)
Haifa (a district of Israel)