अशर्फी aśharphī

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

اشرفی · fa · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

A gold coin.
Ashrafī (said to be so called from Ashraf, the king in whose reign the coin obtained currency), Name of a gold coin, a gold-mohar; (the value of a Calcutta gold-mohar is about 16 rupees).

Usual translation

  1. golden guinea

Origin of the definition

अशर्फ़ी aśarfī asharfi: (nf) a gold coin; अशर्फ़ियाँ लुटें कोयलों पर मोहर penny wise pound foolish.

P اشرفی ashrafī, incor. asharfī (said to be so called from Ashraf, the king in whose reign the coin obtained currency), s.f. Name of a gold coin, a gold-mohar; (the value of a Calcutta gold-mohar is about 16 rupees).

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Created
Saturday 28 October 2023
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Saturday 28 October 2023