सिर्फ़

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صرف (sirf), from Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf). Compare Bengali স্রেফ (sreph), Punjabi ਸਿਰਫ਼ (siraf).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɪɾf/, /sɪɾpʰ/

Adverb

सिर्फ़ • (sirf) (Urdu spelling صرف)

  1. only, just
    Synonyms: मात्र (mātra), केवल (keval), बस (bas)
    मुझे सिर्फ़ दो और रुपये की ज़रूरत है।
    mujhe sirf do aur rupye kī zarūrat hai.
    I only need two more rupees.

Adjective

सिर्फ़ • (sirf) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling صرف)

  1. only
    सिर्फ़ दो मिनट ― sirf do minaṭ ― only two minutes
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