"mohaffa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mohaffas [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā) and Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa), from Persian محافه (miḥâfah) and Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|मुहाफ़ा|tr=muhāfā}} Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā), {{bor|en|ur|محافہ|tr=muḥāfa}} Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa), {{der|en|fa|محافه|tr=miḥâfah}} Persian محافه (miḥâfah), {{der|en|ar|مِحَفَّة|tr=miḥaffa}} Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa), {{der|en|ar|حَفَّ||to enclose, to border}} Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mohaffa (plural mohaffas)
  1. Alternative form of mihaffa. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mihaffa

Inflected forms

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