Etymology

marfa

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Today it means: A percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africa Full definition →

Urdu مرفع ← Yemeni Arabic مرفع
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marfa · noun1

  1. Yemeni Arabic · derived fromمرفع“kettledrum”
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromمرفع
  3. English todaymarfa

Borrowed from Urdu مرفع (marfa’), ultimately from Yemeni Arabic مرفع (marfa’, “kettledrum”).

Marfa · proper noun2

  1. ru,uk · borrowed fromМа́рфа
  2. English todayMarfa

Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Ма́рфа (Márfa). Doublet of Martha. The town is named after a character in Jules Verne's novel Michael Strogoff.

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