حرفه

See also: حرفة and خرقة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِرْفَة (ḥirfa, “occupation”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hiɾ.ˈfa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪɾ.fǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪɾ.fǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɾ.fǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiɾ.fǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [heɹ.fé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hiɾ.fǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	hirfa
Dari reading?	hirfa
Iranian reading?	herfe
Tajik reading?	hirfa

Noun

حرفه • (herfe) (plural حرفه‌ها (herfe-hâ) or حرف (heraf))

1. career, profession

   Synonyms: شغل (šoğl), کار (kâr), پیشه (piše)

Derived terms

• حرفه‌ای (herfe'i, “professional”)