ख़ुफ़िया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُفْيَة (ḵufya).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xʊ.fɪ.jɑː/, [xʊ.fi.jäː], /kʰʊ.pʰɪ.jɑː/, [kʰʊ.pʰi.jäː]

Adjective

ख़ुफ़िया • (xufiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خفیہ)

secret
Synonym: गुप्त (gupt)

मैं बहुत मशहूर ख़ुफ़िया एजेंसी के लिए काम करता हूँ।
ma͠i bahut maśhūr xufiyā ejensī ke lie kām kartā hū̃.
I work for a very reputed intelligence agency.

ख़ुफ़िया पुलिस ― xufiyā pulis ― secret police

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ख़ुफ़िया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 240
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खुफिया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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