کفتاں

Punjabi

Etymology

From earlier خُفتاں (xuftāṉ), from Classical Persian خُفتَن (xuftan, to sleep). Compare Pashto نماسخوتن (nəmâsxotan).

Pronunciation

Noun

کُفْتاں • (kuftāṉf (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁਫ਼ਤਾਂ)

  1. (Islam) isha
    Synonym: عِشا (ʻiśā)
  2. time of sleep

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • کُفتاں دی نَماز (kuftāṉ dī namāz, night prayer)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُفتاں”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz