Where does “महफ़िल” come from?

महफ़िल (Hindi) comes from Arabic مَحْفِل, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

महफ़िल (Hindi): gathering, assembly

Definitions

  1. gathering, assembly

Ancestry of “महफ़िल”, step by step

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