Where does “ਮਾਫ਼” come from?

ਮਾਫ਼ (Punjabi) comes from Arabic مُعَاف, from Arabic مُعَافًى.

ਮਾਫ਼ (Punjabi): forgiven, pardoned

Definitions

  1. forgiven, pardoned

Ancestry of “ਮਾਫ਼”, step by step

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