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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian هفته (hafta). Related to Sanskrit सप्ताह (saptāha). Compare Nepali हप्ता (haptā), Punjabi ਹਫ਼ਤਾ (haftā), Bengali হপ্তা (hopta).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦəf.t̪ɑː/, , /ɦəpʰ.t̪ɑː/,
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
हफ़्ता • (haftā) m (Urdu spelling ہفتہ)
- week
- Synonym: सप्ताह (saptāh)
- (rare) Saturday
- (Bombay Hindi) bribe, tribute
- Synonyms: रिश्वत (riśvat), घूस (ghūs)
Declension
Declension of हफ़्ता (masc ā-stem)
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