লফজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• লব্জ (lobjo), লপ্জ (lopjo) — less common

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 কিছুই বুঝিলেন না

   maōlana śaheb tar du ekṭa lophoj chaṛa ar kichui bujhilen na

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   - Abul Mansur Ahmad

   Synonyms: শব্দ (śobdo), পদ (pod)

Inflection

Inflection of লফজ
nominative	লফজ lophjô
objective	লফজ / লফজকে lophjo (semantically general or indefinite) / lophjoke (semantically definite)
genitive	লফজের lophjer
locative	লফজে lophje
	Indefinite forms
nominative	লফজ lophjô
objective	লফজ / লফজকে lophjo (semantically general or indefinite) / lophjoke (semantically definite)
genitive	লফজের lophjer
locative	লফজে lophje
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	লফজটি, লফজটা lophjôṭi, lophjôṭa		লফজগুলি, লফজগুলা, লফজগুলো lophjoguli, lophjogula, lophjogulō
objective	লফজটি, লফজটা lophjôṭi, lophjôṭa		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).

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “লফজ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “লফজ, লব্জ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh