লফজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَفْظ (lafz), from Arabic لَفْظ (lafẓ). Cognate with Hindi लफ़्ज़ (lafz)

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /lɔf.d͡ʒo/, [ˈlɔf.d͡ʒoˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /lɔf.dʑo/, [ˈlɔf.dʑoˑ]

Noun

লফজ • (lophoj)

  1. word; term; saying; expression; speech.
    মাওলানা সাহেব তার দু একটা লফজ ছাড়া আর কিছু বুঝিলেন না
    maōlana śaheb tar du ekṭa lophoj chaṛa ar kichui bujhilen na
    The maulana did not understand any of his words, except one or two
    - Abul Mansur Ahmad
    Synonyms: শব্দ (śobdo), পদ (pod)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative লফজ (lophjo)
objective লফজ / লফজকে (lophjo (semantically general or indefinite) / lophjoke (semantically definite))
genitive লফজের (lophjer)
locative লফজে (lophje)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative লফজটি, লফজটা (lophjoṭi, lophjoṭa) লফজগুলি, লফজগুলা, লফজগুলো (lophjoguli, lophjogula, lophjogulō)
objective লফজটি, লফজটা (lophjoṭi, lophjoṭa) লফজগুলি, লফজগুলা, লফজগুলো (lophjoguli, lophjogula, lophjogulō)
genitive লফজটির, লফজটার (lophjoṭir, lophjoṭar) লফজগুলির, লফজগুলার, লফজগুলোর (lophjogulir, lophjogular, lophjogulōr)
locative লফজটিতে, লফজটাতে, লফজটায় (lophjoṭite, lophjoṭate, lophjoṭaẏ) লফজগুলিতে, লফজগুলাতে, লফজগুলায়, লফজগুলোতে (lophjogulite, lophjogulate, lophjogulaẏ, lophjogulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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