muhafa
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of mihaffa.
Example Sentences
- "muḥāfa, m. (properly mihaffa) a pālkī, a kind of litter in which women travel. a."
- "When this reply was reported to Meer Roostum Khan, he got into his muhafa and went to Meer Alli Moorad, who repeated to him that he had been put to great expense, which he must recover..."
- "The Muslim ladies who earlier moved out in covered palanquins, dolis and muhafas or completely veiled coaches and victorias are now obliged to go about in tongas, rikshaws and buses leaving aside the earlier scruples."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: मुहाफ़ा, محافہ, محافه, مِحَفَّة, حَفَّ