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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حلف (half), from Arabic حَلْف (ḥalf). Compare Hindi हलफ़ (halaf).
Noun
ਹਲਫ਼ • (halaf) f (Shahmukhi spelling حلف)
- oath, affirmation, vow
- ਹਲਫ਼ੀ (halfī, “oath (relational)”, adjective)
- ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ (halfanāmā, “affadavit”, m)
- ਹਲਫ਼ ਚੁੱਕਣੀ (halaf cukkaṇī, “swear, take an oath”, verb)
Further reading
- “ਹਲਫ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025