फ़िलहाल

Hindi

Alternative forms

फिलहाल (philhāl)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِي ٱلْحَال (fī l-ḥāl, “immediately”, literally “in the state”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /fɪl.ɦɑːl/, [fɪl.ɦäːl], /pʰɪl.ɦɑːl/, [pʰɪl.ɦäːl]

Adverb

फ़िलहाल • (filhāl) (Urdu spelling فالحال)

(as of) now, currently
फ़िलहाल मेरा थोड़ा काम है, मैं आपसे नहीं मिल पाऊंगा।
filhāl merā thoṛā kām hai, ma͠i āpse nahī̃ mil pāūṅgā.
Right now I have some work, so I won't be able to meet you.

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “फिलहाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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