হরফ
Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). Cognate with Hindi हरफ़ (haraf), Gujarati હરફ (haraph), Punjabi ਹਰਫ਼ (haraf).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]হরফ • (horoph)
- a letter of the alphabet
- Synonym: বর্ণ (borno)
- speech, talk
- character, type, glyph
- Synonym: অক্ষর (okkhor)
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of হরফ | |||
| nominative | হরফ horoph | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | হরফ / হরফকে horoph (semantically general or indefinite) / horophke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | হরফের horopher | ||
| locative | হরফে horophe | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | হরফ horoph | ||
| objective | হরফ / হরফকে horoph (semantically general or indefinite) / horophke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | হরফের horopher | ||
| locative | হরফে horophe | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | হরফটা , হরফটি horophṭa (colloquial), horophṭi (formal) |
হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো horophgula (colloquial), horophgulo (formal) | |
| objective | হরফটা, হরফটি horophṭa (colloquial), horophṭi (formal) |
হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো horophgula (colloquial), horophgulo (formal) | |
| genitive | হরফটার, হরফটির horophṭar (colloquial), horophṭir (formal) |
হরফগুলার, হরফগুলোর horophgular (colloquial), horophgulor (formal) | |
| locative | হরফটাতে / হরফটায়, হরফটিতে horophṭate / horophṭay (colloquial), horophṭite (formal) |
হরফগুলাতে / হরফগুলায়, হরফগুলোতে horophgulate / horophgulay (colloquial), horophgulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- হরফ ঢালাই (horoph ḍhalai)
References
[edit]- Accessible Dictionary, “হরপ, হরফ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “হরফ, হরপ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh