Where does “mehfil” come from?

mehfil (English) comes from Urdu محفل, from Arabic مَحْفِل, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

mehfil (English): A gathering where poetry or classical music is...

Definitions

  1. A gathering where poetry or classical music is...

Ancestry of “mehfil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمحفلassembly; congregation; gathering
2Arabicمَحْفِلgathering, assembly; assembly, congregation;...
3Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
4Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic مَحْفِل →
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