halfa grass
halfa grass noun: a north African and south Asian grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
Noun
halfa grass (countable and uncountable, plural halfa grasses)
- A north African and south Asian grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
- Synonyms:
- kusha, kusha grass
- Other north African grasses with similar uses, such as sparto (Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum sparticum) and cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)
halfa grass meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Assamese
halfa grass in Hindi
- Halfa grass
- दाभ dābh
halfa grass in Tamil
- halfa grass
- குயம் kuyam
halfa grass in Assamese
- halfa grass
- ইকৰা ikora
Synonyms of halfa grass
- kusha
- kusha grass
Forms of halfa grass
| plural | halfa grasses |
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Origin of halfa grass
From Arabic حَلْفَا (ḥalfā).
Questions about halfa grass
- What does halfa grass mean?
- Halfa grass means a north African and south Asian grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
- What is halfa grass in Hindi?
- Halfa grass in Hindi is दाभ (dābh). See Halfa grass meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is halfa grass?
- Halfa grass is a noun.
- What is the plural of halfa grass?
- The plural of halfa grass is halfa grasses.
Words near halfa grass in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: halfa grass (page history and authors); दाभ (Hindi) (page history and authors); குயம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); ইকৰা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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