Where does “মাফ” come from?

মাফ (Bengali) comes from Arabic مُعَاف, from Arabic مُعَافًى.

মাফ (Bengali): forgiveness, pardon

Definitions

  1. forgiveness, pardon

Ancestry of “মাফ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُعَافexempt
2Arabicمُعَافًى—
Every word from Arabic مُعَافًى →Every word from Arabic مُعَاف →
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