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
- A gathering where poetry or classical music is...
Ancestry of “mehfil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | محفل | assembly; congregation; gathering |
| 2 | Arabic | مَحْفِل | gathering, assembly; assembly, congregation;... |
| 3 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 4 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |