ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਲਫਾਫਾ (laphāphā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

From Arabic لِفَافَة (lifāfa).

Noun

ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ • (lafāfā) m (Shahmukhi spelling لفافا)

  1. envelope
  2. plastic bag
    Synonyms: ਝੋਲ਼ਾ (jhoḷā), ਥੈਲਾ (thailā), ਬੈਗ (baig)
  3. (figurative) outward show
  • ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ f (lafāfebāzī, “ostentation”)

References

  • “ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • “ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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