तारीफ़

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian تَعْرِیف (ta'rīf), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf), from عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa), from the root ع ر ف (ʕ r f). Cognate with English tariff, hence doublet of टैरिफ़ (ṭairif).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɑː.ɾiːf/, [t̪äː.ɾiːf], /t̪ɑː.ɾiːpʰ/, [t̪äː.ɾiːpʰ]

    Noun

    तारीफ़ • (tārīff (Urdu spelling تَعْرِیف)

    1. praise, commendation
      Synonym: प्रशंसा (praśansā)
    2. (figurative) merit
    3. the facts which are to be known (about one), introduction (of a stranger)
    4. (historical) table of rates and export duties, tariff

    Declension

    Declension of तारीफ़ (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct तारीफ़
    tārīf
    तारीफ़ें
    tārīfẽ
    oblique तारीफ़
    tārīf
    तारीफ़ों
    tārīfõ
    vocative तारीफ़
    tārīf
    तारीफ़ो
    tārīfo

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