डफ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دف (daf), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /⁠dap⁠/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). The term was nativised (as opposed to the expected दफ़ (daf)), perhaps by the influence of डमरू (ḍamrū).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖəpʰ/, [ɖɐpʰ]

Noun

डफ • (ḍaph) m (Urdu spelling ڈپھ)

1. daf (kind of drum)

Declension

Declension of डफ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डफ ḍaph	डफ ḍaph
oblique	डफ ḍaph	डफों ḍaphõ
vocative	डफ ḍaph	डफो ḍapho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डफ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1960) Persian Influence on Hindi‎^[1], Allahabad, India: Bharati Press, page 73