लतीफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately fromArabicلَطِيفَة(laṭīfa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi)IPA^(key):/lə.t̪iː.fɑː/,[lɐ.t̪iː.fäː],/lə.t̪iː.pʰɑː/,[lɐ.t̪iː.pʰäː]

Noun

लतीफ़ा•(latīfā)m(Urdu spellingلطیفہ)

1. joke

   Synonyms:चुटकुला(cuṭkulā),मज़ाक़(mazāq)

Declension

Declension ofलतीफ़ा(masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लतीफ़ा latīfā	लतीफ़े latīfe
oblique	लतीफ़े latīfe	लतीफ़ों latīfõ
vocative	लतीफ़े latīfe	लतीफ़ो latīfo

Derived terms

• लतीफ़ेबाज़(latīfebāz)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart(1993) “latīfā”,inThe Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary,London: Oxford University Press,page884
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara(1965–1975) “लतीफा”,inHindī Śabdasāgara[lit. Sea of Hindi words](in Hindi), Kashi[Varanasi]:Nagari Pracarini Sabha