ਹਲਫ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حلف‎, from Arabic.

Noun

ਹਲਫ਼ • (halaf) f (Shahmukhi spelling حلف‎)

  1. oath, affirmation, vow
  • ਹਲਫ਼ੀ (halfī, “oath (relational)”, adjective)
  • ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ (halfanāmā, “affadavit”, m)
  • ਹਲਫ਼ ਚੁੱਕਣੀ (halaf cukkaṇī, “swear, take an oath”, verb)

Further reading
  • “ਹਲਫ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
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