डफ
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian دف (daf), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /dap/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). The term was nativised (as opposed to the expected दफ़ (daf)), perhaps by the influence of डमरू (ḍamrū).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
डफ • (ḍaph) m (Urdu spelling ڈپھ)
Declension[edit]
Declension of डफ (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डफ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1960) Persian Influence on Hindi[1], Allahabad, India: Bharati Press, page 73