محفل

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Noun of place from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l). Compare Arabic حَفَلَ (ḥafala, to gather, assemble).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَحْفِل (maḥfilm (plural مَحَافِل (maḥāfil))

  1. place or time of assembly, assembly, council, circle, quarter
    مَحْفِل صُوفِيّmaḥfil ṣūfiyySufi lodge
    مَحْفِل مَاسُونِيّmaḥfil māsūniyyMasonic lodge
  2. meeting, gathering, congregation

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, assembly, congregation), from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mahfil
Dari reading? mahfil
Iranian reading? mahfel
Tajik reading? mahfil

Noun

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محفل (mahfel)

  1. circle
  2. coterie
  3. assembly

References

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, assembly, congregation), from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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محفل (mahfilm (Hindi spelling महफ़िल)

  1. assembly
  2. congregation
  3. gathering

References

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  • John T. Platts (2012 November 9 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2]