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See also: Marfa and marfă

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹfə/, /ˈmʌɹfə/

Noun

marfa (plural marfas)

  1. A percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africa
  2. A form of Hyderabadi music inspired by Afro-Arab music that typically uses such instruments

See also

  • timki

Irish

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