হরফ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• হরপ (horop) — obsolete

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hɔɾopʰ/, [hɔɾop], [hɔɾopʰ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /hɔɹof/, [hɔɹof]

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).

Derived terms

• হরফ ঢালাই (horoph ḍhalai)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “হরপ, হরফ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “হরফ, হরপ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh