हफ़्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ?
Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.?
Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥
Proto-Indo-Iranian *saptá
Proto-Iranian *haptá
Middle Persian hp̄t'
Classical Persian هَفْت (haft)
Proto-Iranian *-a-
Proto-Iranian *-kah
Proto-Iranian *-akah
Classical Persian ـه (-h)
Classical Persian هَفْتَه (hafta)bor.
Hindi हफ़्ता

    Borrowed from Classical Persian هفته (hafta). Related to Sanskrit सप्ताह (saptāha). Doublet of सप्ताह (saptāh). Compare Nepali हप्ता (haptā), Punjabi ਹਫ਼ਤਾ (haftā), Bengali হপ্তা (hopta).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəf.t̪ɑː/, [ɦɐf.t̪äː], /ɦəpʰ.t̪ɑː/, [ɦɐpʰ.t̪äː]
    • Rhymes: -ɑː

    Noun

    हफ़्ता • (haftā) m (Urdu spelling ہفتہ)

    1. week
      Synonym: सप्ताह (saptāh)
    2. (rare) Saturday
    3. (Bombay Hindi) bribe, tribute
      Synonyms: रिश्वत (riśvat), घूस (ghūs)

    Declension

    Declension of हफ़्ता (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct हफ़्ता
    haftā     		हफ़्ते
    hafte
    oblique हफ़्ते
    hafte     		हफ़्तों
    haftõ
    vocative हफ़्ते
    hafte     		हफ़्तो
    hafto

    See also

    units of time: समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak)edit
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