mehfil
/ˈmɛhfɪl/noun
उच्चारण मेह्फ़िल
महफ़िल
Core word
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[C]
a gathering where people listen to music, poetry or songs, especially ghazals and qawwali
महफ़िल
- The mehfil continued late into the night.
- Radhika loves a ghazal mehfil in winter.
- Famous singers performed at the mehfil in Lucknow.
+ 2 more examples
- We sat on the carpet and listened to the mehfil under the stars.
- The old poet recited his verses at the mehfil.
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[C] informal
any lively social gathering
महफ़िल, जमघट
- Their laughter filled the mehfil.
- Her presence lit up the whole mehfil.
- The friends' mehfil on the terrace went on till dawn.
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- There was a cheerful mehfil in the courtyard on Eid.
- He was the life of every mehfil.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a mehfil (countable)
A mehfil is a gathering, often for music or poetry. It is countable: a mehfil, two mehfils.
Mehfil सभा या जमघट है, प्रायः संगीत या शायरी के लिए। यह countable है: a mehfil, two mehfils।
- The singer held a mehfil at her home.
- We attended two mehfils during the festival.
mehfil of + noun
Use 'of' for the kind of art shared.
जिस कला का आदान-प्रदान हो, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- It was a mehfil of ghazals under the stars.
- They organised a mehfil of qawwali.
in / at a mehfil
Use 'in' for being part of it and 'at' for being present as an event.
उसका हिस्सा होने के लिए 'in' और कार्यक्रम में उपस्थिति के लिए 'at' आता है।
- Radhika sang a ghazal in the mehfil.
- Many poets were present at the mehfil.
mehfil + verbs (jama, sajna)
In English, the mehfil is described with verbs such as 'hold', 'host', 'liven up', or 'light up'.
अंग्रेज़ी में mehfil के साथ 'hold', 'host', 'liven up' या 'light up' जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- Her laughter lit up the whole mehfil.
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type + mehfil
musicalpoetryghazalqawwalieveningSufi
- The poetry mehfil lasted until midnight.
verb + mehfil
holdhostattendliven upjoingrace
- A famous poet graced the mehfil with his presence.
adjective + mehfil
intimatelivelygrandprivatememorable
- It was an intimate mehfil of close friends.
mehfil + noun
of friendsof musicof poetsof lovers of art
- A mehfil of friends gathered on the roof.
mehfil + sajna / jamna
be in full swingcome alivewarm upbreak up
- The mehfil was in full swing by ten.
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- The old nawabi haveli once hosted grand mehfils of music.
पुरानी नवाबी हवेली में कभी संगीत की भव्य महफ़िलें हुआ करती थीं।
- He recited his best couplets in the mehfil and won loud applause.
उसने महफ़िल में अपने सर्वश्रेष्ठ शेर सुनाए और खूब तालियाँ पाईं।
- After dinner, the family held a small mehfil with songs and stories.
रात के खाने के बाद परिवार ने गीतों और कहानियों की एक छोटी महफ़िल सजाई।
- Radhika's grandfather still loves attending a mehfil of old film songs.
राधिका के दादा को आज भी पुराने फ़िल्मी गीतों की महफ़िल में जाना पसंद है।
- The college organised a Sufi mehfil on the last day of the fest.
कॉलेज ने उत्सव के अंतिम दिन एक सूफ़ी महफ़िल आयोजित की।
- The qawwali mehfil went on till dawn, and no one wanted to leave.
क़व्वाली की महफ़िल भोर तक चली और कोई भी जाना नहीं चाहता था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I attended in the mehfil last night.
✓ I attended the mehfil last night.
Attend is transitive; do not add 'in' after it.
Attend सकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके बाद 'in' नहीं लगाते।
✗ A mehfil were held at his house.
✓ A mehfil was held at his house.
The singular subject needs a singular verb.
Singular कर्ता के साथ singular verb आती है।