अफ़वाह

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • अफवाह (aphvāh)
  • अफवा (aphvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَفْوَاه (ʔafwāh), plural of فَم (fam, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əf.ʋɑːɦ/, [ɐf.ʋäːʱ], /əpʰ.ʋɑːɦ/, [ɐpʰ.ʋäːʱ]

Noun

अफ़वाह • (afvāh) f (Urdu spelling افواہ)

  1. rumor, speculation; idle talk
    Synonyms: गप्प (gapp), गप (gap), गपशप (gapśap), भ्रांति (bhrānti)

Declension

Declension of अफ़वाह (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अफ़वाह
afvāh 		अफ़वाहें
afvāhẽ
oblique अफ़वाह
afvāh 		अफ़वाहों
afvāhõ
vocative अफ़वाह
afvāh 		अफ़वाहो
afvāho

References

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