Armenian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish حریف (harif, herif), ultimately from Arabic حَرِيف (ḥarīf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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հարիֆ (harif) (dialectal)

  1. (derogatory) ignoramus, fool
  2. (derogatory) an inexperienced, naive person, especially one that is easily deceived; chump, sucker
    հարիֆի տեղ դնելharifi teġ dnelto treat someone as if they are ignorant or easily deceivable
    հարիֆ ես գտե՞լharif es gte?lrhetorical question asked when the speaker feels that the other person is taking them for a fool
  3. (obsolete or rare) any person

Declension

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Adjective

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հարիֆ (harif) (superlative ամենահարիֆ) (dialectal)

  1. ignorant, foolish
  2. inexperienced, raw

Declension

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References

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  • հարիֆ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “հարիֆ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “հարիֆ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “հարիֆ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan