मुनाफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنَافِع (manāfiʕ), plural of مَنْفَعَة (manfaʕa, “benefit, advantage, profit, gain”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊ.nɑː.fɑː/, [mʊ.näː.fäː], /mʊ.nɑː.pʰɑː/, [mʊ.näː.pʰäː]

Noun

मुनाफ़ा • (munāfā) m (Urdu spelling منافع)

1. (finance) profit, gain, yield

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   तुम्हारे कंपनी का मुनाफ़ा इस साल ज़रूर बढ़ेगा।

   tumhāre kampnī kā munāfā is sāl zarūr baṛhegā.

   The profits of your company will definitely increase this year.

   Synonym: नफ़ा (nafā)

2. benefit

   Synonyms: लाभ (lābh), फ़ाइदा (fāidā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “munāfā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 823