माफ
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See also: माफ़
Marathi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian معاف (mu'āf), from Arabic مُعَافىً (muʕāfan), from the root ع ف و (ʕ f w). Compare Gujarati માફ (māph), Hindi माफ़ (māf), Punjabi ਮਾਫ (māph) / معاف (māf), Nepali माफ (māph).
Adjective[edit]
माफ • (māph)
Related terms[edit]
- माफी (māphī, “forgiveness”)
References[edit]
- Berntsen, Maxine, “माफ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “माफ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “माफ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Nepali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
माफ • (māph)
- forgiveness, pardon
- माफ गर्नु ― māph garnu ― to forgive