इज़ाफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic أَضَافَ (ʔaḍāfa)

Arabic إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa)bor.

Classical Persian اِضَافَه (izāfa)bor.

Hindi इज़ाफ़ा

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِضَافَه (izāfa), borrowed from Arabic إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa), from أَضَافَ (ʔaḍāfa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.zɑː.fɑː/, [ɪ.zäː.fäː], /ɪ.d͡ʒɑː.pʰɑː/, [ɪ.d͡ʒäː.pʰäː]

Noun

इज़ाफ़ा • (izāfā) m (Urdu spelling اضافہ)

1. increase, growth

   Synonyms: वृद्धि (vŕddhi), बढ़त (baṛhat)

Declension

Declension of इज़ाफ़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इज़ाफ़ा izāfā	इज़ाफ़े izāfe
oblique	इज़ाफ़े izāfe	इज़ाफ़ों izāfõ
vocative	इज़ाफ़े izāfe	इज़ाफ़ो izāfo