आफ़रीन

Hindi

Alternative forms

• आफ़रीं (āfrī̃), आफ़िरीं (āfirī̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفرین (āfarīn), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 (āfrīn, “praise, blessing”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːf.ɾiːn/, [äːf.ɾĩːn], /ɑːpʰ.ɾiːn/, [äːpʰ.ɾĩːn]

Interjection

आफ़रीन • (āfrīn) (Urdu spelling آفرین)

1. bravo, well done, wow

   Synonyms: वाह (vāh), शाबाश (śābāś)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “āfrīn”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press