হরফ

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Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). Cognate with Hindi हरफ़ (haraf), Gujarati હરફ (haraph), Punjabi ਹਰਫ਼ (haraf).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɦɔɾopʰ/, ,
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɦɔɹof/,

Noun

হরফ (horoph)

  1. a letter of the alphabet
    Synonym: বর্ণ (borno)
  2. speech, talk
  3. character, type, glyph
    Synonym: অক্ষর (okkhor)

Inflection

Inflection of হরফ
nominative হরফ
horoph
objective হরফ / হরফকে
horoph (semantically general or indefinite) / horophke (semantically definite)
genitive হরফের
horopher
locative হরফে
horophe
Indefinite forms
nominative হরফ
horoph
objective হরফ / হরফকে
horoph (semantically general or indefinite) / horophke (semantically definite)
genitive হরফের
horopher
locative হরফে
horophe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative হরফটা , হরফটি
horophṭa (colloquial), horophṭi (formal)
হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো
horophgula (colloquial), horophgulo (formal)
objective হরফটা, হরফটি
horophṭa (colloquial), horophṭi (formal)
হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো
horophgula (colloquial), horophgulo (formal)
genitive হরফটার, হরফটির
horophṭar (colloquial), horophṭir (formal)
হরফগুলার, হরফগুলোর
horophgular (colloquial), horophgulor (formal)
locative হরফটাতে / হরফটায়, হরফটিতে
horophṭate / horophṭay (colloquial), horophṭite (formal)
হরফগুলাতে / হরফগুলায়, হরফগুলোতে
horophgulate / horophgulay (colloquial), horophgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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