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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf), from Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan).
Adjective
माफ • (māph)
- forgiven, pardoned
- माफी (māphī, “forgiveness”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माफ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- 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 (1932-1950) “माफ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَاف (mu'āf), from Arabic مُعَافًى (muʕāfan).
Pronunciation
Noun
माफ • (māph)
- forgiveness, pardon
- माफ गर्नु ― māph garnu ― to forgive