महफ़िल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, gathering, assembly).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /məɦ.fɪl/, [mɛʱ.fɪl], /məɦ.pʰɪl/, [mɛʱ.pʰɪl]

Noun

महफ़िल • (mahfil) f (Urdu spelling محفل)

  1. gathering, assembly
    Synonym: सभा (sabhā)
    • Bahadur Shah Zafar :
      बात करनी मुझे मुश्किल कभी ऐसी तो न थी
      जैसी अब है तेरी महफ़िल कभी ऐसी तो न थी
      bāt karnī mujhe muśkil kabhī aisī to na thī
      jaisī ab hai terī mahfil kabhī aisī to na thī
      Conversing has never been so difficult for me
      Your company is not what it used to be

Declension

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