फ़िलहाल

Hindi

Alternative forms

फिलहाल (philhāl)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِي ٱلْحَال‎ (fī l-ḥāl, “on the spot, at once, immediately”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /fɪl.ɦɑːl/, [fɪl̪.ɦäːl̪], /pʰɪl.ɦɑːl/, [pʰɪl̪.ɦäːl̪]

Adverb

फ़िलहाल • (filhāl) (Urdu spelling فالحال‎)

(as of) now, currently
फ़िलहाल मेरा थोड़ा काम है, मैं आपसे नहीं मिल पाऊंगा।
filhāl merā thoṛā kām hai, ma͠i āpse nahī̃ mil pāūṅgā.
Right now I have some work, so I won't be able to meet you.

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “फिलहाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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