حیفا

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Hebrew חֵיפָה (kheifá), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ, presumably in reference to Mount Carmel.

Proper noun

حیفا • (Hayfa)

  1. Haifa (a port city in Israel)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Hayfa

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Hayfa”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 341

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Proper noun

حیفا • (hayfâ)

  1. Haifa (a city in Israel)

Urdu

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), ultimately from Hebrew חֵיפָה (ḥēfáh).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

حَیفا • (ḥaifā) m (Hindi spelling हैफ़ा)

  1. Haifa (a city in Israel)
  2. (by extension) Haifa (a district of Israel)
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