ਹਲਫ਼
Appearance
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian حلف (half), from Arabic حَلْف (ḥalf). Compare Hindi हलफ़ (halaf).
Noun
[edit]ਹਲਫ਼ • (halaf) f (Shahmukhi spelling حلف)
Related terms
[edit]- ਹਲਫ਼ੀ (halfī, “oath (relational)”, adjective)
- ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ (halfanāmā, “affadavit”, m)
- ਹਲਫ਼ ਚੁੱਕਣੀ (halaf cukkaṇī, “swear, take an oath”, verb)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਹਲਫ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025