Where does “ਮਾਫ਼ੀ” come from?

ਮਾਫ਼ੀ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian معافی, from Arabic مُعَاف, from Arabic مُعَافًى.

ਮਾਫ਼ੀ (Punjabi): forgiveness

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	معافی	—
2	Arabic	مُعَاف	exempt
3	Arabic	مُعَافًى	—

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