हलफ़

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • हलफ (halaph)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْف (ḥalf, swearing). Compare Punjabi ਹਲਫ਼ (halaf).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦə.ləf/, [ɦɐ.lɐf], /ɦə.ləpʰ/, [ɦɐ.lɐpʰ]

Noun

हलफ़ • (halafm (Urdu spelling حلف)

  1. swearing
  2. an oath

Declension

Declension of हलफ़ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct हलफ़
halaf
हलफ़
halaf
oblique हलफ़
halaf
हलफ़ों
halafõ
vocative हलफ़
halaf
हलफ़ो
halafo

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “حلف”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.