নফরৎ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • নফরত (nophorot)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نفرت (nafrat), from Arabic نَفْرَة (nafra).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɔfɾɔt̪/, [ˈnɔfɾɔt̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɔfɹɔt̪/, [ˈnɔfɹɔt̪]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /nɔɸɾɔt̪/, [ˈnɔɸɾɔt̪], [ˈnɔɸɹɔt̪]

Noun

নফরৎ • (nophorot) (objective নফরৎ (nophorot) or নফরৎকে (nophorotke), genitive নফরতের (nophroter), locative নফরতে (nophrote))

  1. hatred, loathing, detestation
  2. abomination, disgust, abhorrence, aversion
    ওরা নফরৎ আর দুশমনি
    ōrar nophorot ar duśmoni
    Their hatred and hostility
    - Abul Mansur Ahmad
    Synonyms: আখেজ (akhej), ঘৃণা (ghrina), ঘেন্না (ghenna)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative নফরৎ (nophorot)
objective নফরৎ / নফরৎকে (nophorot (semantically general or indefinite) / nophorotke (semantically definite))
genitive নফরৎের (nophoroter)
locative নফরৎে (nophorote)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative নফরৎটা , নফরৎটি (nophorotṭa (colloquial), nophorotṭi (formal)) নফরৎগুলা, নফরৎগুলো (nophorotgula (colloquial), nophorotgulo (formal))
objective নফরৎটা, নফরৎটি (nophorotṭa (colloquial), nophorotṭi (formal)) নফরৎগুলা, নফরৎগুলো (nophorotgula (colloquial), nophorotgulo (formal))
genitive নফরৎটার, নফরৎটির (nophorotṭar (colloquial), nophorotṭir (formal)) নফরৎগুলার, নফরৎগুলোর (nophorotgular (colloquial), nophorotgulor (formal))
locative নফরৎটাতে / নফরৎটায়, নফরৎটিতে (nophorotṭate / nophorotṭay (colloquial), nophorotṭite (formal)) নফরৎগুলাতে / নফরৎগুলায়, নফরৎগুলোতে (nophorotgulate / nophorotgulay (colloquial), nophorotgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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