English Explanatory Dictionary

mihaffa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Various forms of covered animal-borne litters, chiefly for female passengers.
  2. Various forms of covered human-borne litters and sedan chairs, chiefly for female passengers.

Word forms

mihaffa mihaffas mahafa mahafah mahaffa mahaffah mahaffee mahoffi mihafa mihaffah mohafa mohaffa mohaffah muhafa muhafah muhaffah

Etymology

From Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa) directly and via Persian محافه (miḥâfah), Urdu محفہ (miḥaffa), and Hindi मिहफ़्फ़ा (mihaffā), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).

Synonyms

jampan
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