ज़ोफ़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضعف (za'f), from Arabic ضَعْف (ḍaʕf).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /zoːf/, /d͡ʒoːpʰ/

Noun

ज़ोफ़ • (zof) m (Urdu spelling ضعف)

1. weakness
2. debility, feebleness

Related terms

• ज़ोफ़-ए-जिगर (zof-e-jigar)
• ज़ोफ़-ए-दिमाग़ (zof-e-dimāġ)
• ज़ोफ़-ए-मेदा (zof-e-medā)

 

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जोफ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “zof”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.