Where does “ਮਾਫ਼ੀ” come from?

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

ਮਾਫ਼ੀ (Punjabi): forgiveness

Definitions

  1. forgiveness

Ancestry of “ਮਾਫ਼ੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمعافی—
2Arabicمُعَافexempt
3Arabicمُعَافًى—
Every word from Arabic مُعَافًى →Every word from Arabic مُعَاف →Every word from Classical Persian معافی →
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