बर्फ़ी

See also: बरफ, बर्फ़, and बरफ़

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian برفی (barfī). By surface analysis, बर्फ़ (barf, “ice, snow”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəɾ.fiː/, [bɐɾ.fiː], /bəɾ.pʰiː/, [bɐɾ.pʰiː]

Noun

बर्फ़ी • (barfī) f (Urdu spelling بَرْفی)

  1. barfi (an Indian dessert)
    • 2021, “Srivalli”, in Pushpa: The Rise:
      तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
      नैना मदक बर्फ़ी
      तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
      बातें करे दो-हरफ़ी
      terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
      nainā madak barfī
      terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
      bātẽ kare do-harfī
      Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
      Your eyes are barfis made of drugs
      Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
      You talk just two letters

Declension

Declension of बर्फ़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बर्फ़ी
barfī 		बर्फ़ियाँ
barfiyā̃
oblique बर्फ़ी
barfī 		बर्फ़ियों
barfiyõ
vocative बर्फ़ी
barfī 		बर्फ़ियो
barfiyo

Descendants

  • → English: barfi

Further reading

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