محفل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ف ل‎ (ḥ-f-l). Compare Arabic حَفَلَ‎ (ḥafala, “to gather, assemble”)

Noun

مَحْفِل • (maḥfil) m

Descendants

→ English: mehfil
→ Persian: محفل‎
→ Hindi: महफ़िल (mahfil)
→ Urdu: محفل‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْفِل‎ (maḥfil, “assembly, congregation”), from the root ح ف ل‎ (ḥ-f-l)

Noun

محفل • (mahfel)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “محفل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
“محفل” in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, Dehkhoda Dictionary, Tehran: University of Tehran Press, 1931–.

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْفِل‎ (maḥfil, “assembly, congregation”), from the root ح ف ل‎ (ḥ-f-l)

Noun

محفل • (mahfil) m (Hindi spelling महफ़िल)

References

John T. Platts (accessed 09-11-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

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