रेफ
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾeːpʰ/
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रेफ (repha).
Noun
रेफ • (reph) m (Urdu spelling ریپھ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रेफ reph |
रेफ reph |
| oblique | रेफ reph |
रेफों rephõ |
| vocative | रेफ reph |
रेफो repho |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit रेफस् (rephas).
Adjective
रेफ • (reph) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ریپھ)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रेफ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “reph”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৰেফ (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬾᬨ (Balinese script)
- রেফ (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰸𑰣 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑁂𑀨 (Brahmi script)
- ရေဖ (Burmese script)
- રેફ (Gujarati script)
- ਰੇਫ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑍇𑌫 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦺꦦ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂵𑂤 (Kaithi script)
- ರೇಫ (Kannada script)
- រេផ (Khmer script)
- ເຣຜ (Lao script)
- രേഫ (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᡝᡦᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘹𑘣 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠧᠹᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑧚𑧃 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐾𑐦 (Newa script)
- ରେଫ (Odia script)
- ꢬꢾꢧ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆼𑆦 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖸𑖣 (Siddham script)
- රෙඵ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩔𑩱 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚲𑚟 (Takri script)
- ரேப² (Tamil script)
- రేఫ (Telugu script)
- เรผ (Thai script)
- རེ་ཕ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒹𑒤 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨄𑨟 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root रिफ् (riph).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾɐj.pʰɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾeː.pʰɐ/
Noun
रेफ • (repha) stem, m
- a burring guttural sound, the letter ra (as so pronounced)
- a word
- (prosody) a cretic
- passion, affection of the mind
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रेफः (rephaḥ) | रेफौ (rephau) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
रेफाः (rephāḥ) रेफासः¹ (rephāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | रेफम् (repham) | रेफौ (rephau) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
रेफान् (rephān) |
| instrumental | रेफेण (repheṇa) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफैः (rephaiḥ) रेफेभिः¹ (rephebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | रेफाय (rephāya) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफेभ्यः (rephebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रेफात् (rephāt) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफेभ्यः (rephebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रेफस्य (rephasya) | रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफाणाम् (rephāṇām) |
| locative | रेफे (rephe) | रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफेषु (repheṣu) |
| vocative | रेफ (repha) | रेफौ (rephau) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
रेफाः (rephāḥ) रेफासः¹ (rephāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Adjective
रेफ • (repha) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रेफः (rephaḥ) | रेफौ (rephau) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
रेफाः (rephāḥ) रेफासः¹ (rephāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | रेफम् (repham) | रेफौ (rephau) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
रेफान् (rephān) |
| instrumental | रेफेण (repheṇa) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफैः (rephaiḥ) रेफेभिः¹ (rephebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | रेफाय (rephāya) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफेभ्यः (rephebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रेफात् (rephāt) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफेभ्यः (rephebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रेफस्य (rephasya) | रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफाणाम् (rephāṇām) |
| locative | रेफे (rephe) | रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफेषु (repheṣu) |
| vocative | रेफ (repha) | रेफौ (rephau) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
रेफाः (rephāḥ) रेफासः¹ (rephāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रेफा (rephā) | रेफे (rephe) | रेफाः (rephāḥ) |
| accusative | रेफाम् (rephām) | रेफे (rephe) | रेफाः (rephāḥ) |
| instrumental | रेफया (rephayā) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफाभिः (rephābhiḥ) |
| dative | रेफायै (rephāyai) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफाभ्यः (rephābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रेफायाः (rephāyāḥ) रेफायै² (rephāyai²) |
रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफाभ्यः (rephābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रेफायाः (rephāyāḥ) रेफायै² (rephāyai²) |
रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफाणाम् (rephāṇām) |
| locative | रेफायाम् (rephāyām) | रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफासु (rephāsu) |
| vocative | रेफे (rephe) | रेफे (rephe) | रेफाः (rephāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रेफम् (repham) | रेफे (rephe) | रेफाणि (rephāṇi) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
| accusative | रेफम् (repham) | रेफे (rephe) | रेफाणि (rephāṇi) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
| instrumental | रेफेण (repheṇa) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफैः (rephaiḥ) रेफेभिः¹ (rephebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | रेफाय (rephāya) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफेभ्यः (rephebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रेफात् (rephāt) | रेफाभ्याम् (rephābhyām) | रेफेभ्यः (rephebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रेफस्य (rephasya) | रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफाणाम् (rephāṇām) |
| locative | रेफे (rephe) | रेफयोः (rephayoḥ) | रेफेषु (repheṣu) |
| vocative | रेफ (repha) | रेफे (rephe) | रेफाणि (rephāṇi) रेफा¹ (rephā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “रेफ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 880, column 3.