ਲਫ਼ਜ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَفْظ (lafz), from Arabic لَفْظ (lafẓ).

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /ləf.zə̆/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /lə.fə.zə̆/
  • (rustic) IPA(key): /lə.pʰə.d͡ʒə̆/

Noun

ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ • (lafaz) m (Shahmukhi spelling لفظ)

  1. word
    Synonym: ਸ਼ਬਦ (śabad)
  • ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ ਬਲਫ਼ਜ਼ (lafaz balfaz, “word by word”, adverb)
  • ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ੀ (lafzī, “literal”, adjective)

Further reading

  • “ਲਫ਼ਜ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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