Shafqat: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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شفقت
شَفَقَة
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Shafqat (شفقت, Arabic شَفَقَة) means “compassion; affection”. It comes from the Arabic root ش ف ق. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ش ف ق; Platts, Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, شفقت.
- Meaning
- compassion; affection
- معنی
- شفقت، مہربانی
Where it comes from
Arabic shafaqa, tender concern; Urdu shafqat is kindness, especially from elders.
- Say it
- shaf-qatAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ش ف ق
- Other spellings
- Shafkat
- Themes
- Kindness