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Where does “माफ़” come from?

माफ़ (Hindi) comes from Arabic مُعَاف, from Arabic مُعَافًى.

माफ़ (Hindi): forgiven, pardoned

Definitions

  1. forgiven, pardoned

Ancestry of “माफ़”, step by step

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