उर्फ़

Hindi

Alternative forms

उर्फ (urph) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf). Compare Bengali ওরফে (ōrophe).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊɾf/, /ʊɾpʰ/

Adjective

उर्फ़ • (urf) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling عرف)

alias ..., known as ...
मोहनदास उर्फ़ महात्मा ― mohandās urf mahātmā ― Mohandas also known as Mahatma

See also

उपनाम (upnām)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उर्फ़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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