اختلاف

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Arabic

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
13 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ix.ti.laːf/
  • Rhymes: -aːf
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Noun

اِخْتِلَاف (iḵtilāfm

  1. verbal noun of اِخْتَلَفَ (iḵtalafa) (form VIII)
  2. disagreement
  3. difference
  4. variant
  5. discrepancy
  6. discord
  7. resistance
  8. contradiction

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِخْتِلَاف (iḵtilāf).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? ixtilāf
Dari reading? ixtilāf
Iranian reading? extelâf
Tajik reading? ixtilof

Noun

Dari اختلاف
Iranian Persian
Tajik ихтилоф

اختلاف (extelâf) (plural اختلافات (extelâfât))

  1. difference
    Synonyms: تفاوت (tafâvot), فرق (farq)
    Antonym: شباهت (šabâhat)
    اختلاف طبقاتیextelâf-e tabaqâtidifference in social class
  2. discord, disagreement
    چین و آمریکا اختلاف دارند.čin o âmrikâ extelâf dârand.China and America have disputes.

Usage notes

  • Compared to تفاوت (tafâvot) or فرق (farq), there is often a sense of opposition in addition to simply "difference".

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِخْتِلاف (ixtilāf), from Arabic اِخْتِلَاف (iḵtilāf).

Pronunciation

Noun

اِخْتِلاف (ixtilāfm (Hindi spelling इख़्तिलाफ़)

  1. discord, clash, difference, disagreement, misunderstanding, quarrel, schism, variance, variation, disparity, diversity
  2. dissent