محفل
Arabic
    
    Etymology
    
Noun of place from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l). Compare Arabic حَفَلَ (ḥafala, “to gather, assemble”).
Declension
    
Declension of noun مَحْفِل (maḥfil)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَحْفِل maḥfil  | 
الْمَحْفِل al-maḥfil  | 
مَحْفِل maḥfil  | 
| Nominative | مَحْفِلٌ maḥfilun  | 
الْمَحْفِلُ al-maḥfilu  | 
مَحْفِلُ maḥfilu  | 
| Accusative | مَحْفِلًا maḥfilan  | 
الْمَحْفِلَ al-maḥfila  | 
مَحْفِلَ maḥfila  | 
| Genitive | مَحْفِلٍ maḥfilin  | 
الْمَحْفِلِ al-maḥfili  | 
مَحْفِلِ maḥfili  | 
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | 
| Informal | مَحْفِلَيْن maḥfilayn  | 
الْمَحْفِلَيْن al-maḥfilayn  | 
مَحْفِلَيْ maḥfilay  | 
| Nominative | مَحْفِلَانِ maḥfilāni  | 
الْمَحْفِلَانِ al-maḥfilāni  | 
مَحْفِلَا maḥfilā  | 
| Accusative | مَحْفِلَيْنِ maḥfilayni  | 
الْمَحْفِلَيْنِ al-maḥfilayni  | 
مَحْفِلَيْ maḥfilay  | 
| Genitive | مَحْفِلَيْنِ maḥfilayni  | 
الْمَحْفِلَيْنِ al-maḥfilayni  | 
مَحْفِلَيْ maḥfilay  | 
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَحَافِل maḥāfil  | 
الْمَحَافِل al-maḥāfil  | 
مَحَافِل maḥāfil  | 
| Nominative | مَحَافِلُ maḥāfilu  | 
الْمَحَافِلُ al-maḥāfilu  | 
مَحَافِلُ maḥāfilu  | 
| Accusative | مَحَافِلَ maḥāfila  | 
الْمَحَافِلَ al-maḥāfila  | 
مَحَافِلَ maḥāfila  | 
| Genitive | مَحَافِلَ maḥāfila  | 
الْمَحَافِلِ al-maḥāfili  | 
مَحَافِلِ maḥāfili  | 
Persian
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mah.ˈfil]
 
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.fɪ́l]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.fɪ́l]
 - (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.fíl̥]
 
 
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæɦ.fél̥]
 
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.fíl]
 
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mahfil | 
| Dari reading? | mahfil | 
| Iranian reading? | mahfel | 
| Tajik reading? | mahfil | 
References
    
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “محفل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
 - Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “محفل”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
 
Urdu
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, “assembly, congregation”), from the root ح ف ل (ḥ-f-l).
Pronunciation
    
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məɦ.fɪl/
 
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