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]
- (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, or حرف (heraf))

career, profession
Synonyms: شغل (šoġl), کار (kâr), پیشه (piše)

Derived terms

حرفه‌ای (herfe'i, “professional”)