लतीफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lə.t̪iː.fɑː/, [lɐ.t̪iː.fäː], /lə.t̪iː.pʰɑː/, [lɐ.t̪iː.pʰäː]

Noun

लतीफ़ा • (latīfā) m (Urdu spelling لطیفہ)

joke
Synonyms: चुटकुला (cuṭkulā), मज़ाक़ (mazāq)

Declension

Declension of लतीफ़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लतीफ़ा latīfā	लतीफ़े latīfe
oblique	लतीफ़े latīfe	लतीफ़ों latīfõ
vocative	लतीफ़े latīfe	लतीफ़ो latīfo

Derived terms

लतीफ़ेबाज़ (latīfebāz)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “latīfā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 884
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लतीफा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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