ਲਫ਼ਜ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَفْظ (lafz), from Arabic لَفْظ (lafẓ).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ləf.zə̆/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /lə.fə.zə̆/
• (rustic) IPA^(key): /lə.pʰə.d͡ʒə̆/

Noun

ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ • (lafaz) m (Shahmukhi spelling لفظ)

1. word

   Synonym: ਸ਼ਬਦ (śabad)

Related terms

• ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ ਬਲਫ਼ਜ਼ (lafaz balfaz, “word by word”, adverb)
• ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ੀ (lafzī, “literal”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਲਫ਼ਜ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025