ওরফে

Bengali

Etymology

Locative of ওরফ (ōroph), borrowed from Classical Persian عرف ('urf), from Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf, “tradition, convention”), with semantic shift (as an alias is a traditional alternative). Cognate with Hindi उर्फ़ (urf).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /oɾopʰe/, [ˈoɾopʰeˑ], /oɾofe/, [ˈoɾofeˑ]

  Audio:

  (file)

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /oɾofe/, [ˈoɾofeˑ]

Adverb

ওরফে • (ōrophe)

1. alias, also known as

Related terms

• ইরফান (irophan)
• আরিফ (ariph)
• আরাফাত (araphat)
• মারুফ (maruph)
• তারিফ (tariph)