یافا

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō)bor.
Arabic يَافَا (yāfā)bor.
Persian یافا

    Borrowed from Arabic يَافَا (yāfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? yāfā
    Dari reading? yāfā
    Iranian reading? yâfâ
    Tajik reading? yofo

    Proper noun

    یافا • (yāfā / yâfâ) (Tajik spelling Ёфо)

    1. Jaffa (a port city in western Israel)

    Noun

    یافا • (yāfā / yâfâ) (Tajik spelling ёфо)

    1. clementine (type of small, sweet orange)
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