ਹਰਫ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَرْف (harf), from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /ˈɦəɾ.fə̆/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɦə.ɾə.fə̆/
  • (rustic) IPA(key): /ˈɦə.ɾə.pʰə̆/

Noun

ਹਰਫ਼ • (haraf) m (Shahmukhi spelling حرف)

  1. letter (of the alphabet), character
    Synonym: ਅੱਖਰ (akkhar)

References

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “حرف”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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