marfa

See also: Marfa and marfă

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu مرفع (marfa’), ultimately from Yemeni Arabic مرفع (marfa’, “kettledrum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹfə/, /ˈmʌɹfə/

Noun

marfa (plural marfas)

  1. A percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africa
  2. A form of Hyderabadi music inspired by Afro-Arab music that typically uses such instruments

See also

  • timki

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish marbtha (“mortal, deadly”).

Adjective

marfa

  1. alternative form of maraithe
  2. synonym of marfach (“deadly, fatal, lethal; killing; intense, distressing”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of marfa
radical lenition eclipsis
marfa mharfa not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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