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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَلْف (ḥalf, “swearing”). Compare Punjabi ਹਲਫ਼ (halaf).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦə.ləf/, , /ɦə.ləpʰ/,
Noun
हलफ़ • (halaf) m (Urdu spelling حلف)
- swearing
- an oath
Declension
Declension of हलफ़ (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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हलफ़ halaf
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हलफ़ halaf
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oblique
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हलफ़ halaf
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हलफ़ों halafõ
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vocative
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हलफ़ halaf
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हलफ़ो halafo
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References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “حلف”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.