Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Locative of ওরফ (ōroph), borrowed from Classical Persian عرف ('urf), from Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf, tradition, convention), with semantic shift (as an alias is a traditional alternative). Cognate with Hindi उर्फ़ (urf).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /oɾopʰe/, [ˈoɾopʰeˑ], /oɾofe/, [ˈoɾofeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /oɾofe/, [ˈoɾofeˑ]

Adverb edit

ওরফে (ōrophe)

  1. alias, also known as

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