आफ़रीन
Hindi
Alternative forms
- आफ़रीं (āfrī̃), आफ़िरीं (āfirī̃)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian آفرین (āfarīn), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 (āfrīn, “praise, blessing”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑːf.ɾiːn/, [äːf.ɾĩːn], /ɑːpʰ.ɾiːn/, [äːpʰ.ɾĩːn]
Interjection
आफ़रीन • (āfrīn) (Urdu spelling آفرین)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “āfrīn”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press