হরফ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • হরপ (hôrôp) archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).

Noun

হরফ (hôrôph) (objective হরফ (horoph) or হরফকে (horophke), genitive হরফের (horopher), locative হরফে (horophe))

  1. a letter of the alphabet
    Synonym: বর্ণ (borno)
  2. speech, talk
  3. character, type, glyph
    Synonym: অক্ষর (ôkṣôr)

Inflection

Inflection of হরফ
nominative হরফ
hôrôph
objective হরফ / হরফকে
hôrôph (semantically general or indefinite) / hôrôphke (semantically definite)
genitive হরফের
hôrôpher
locative হরফে
hôrôphe
Indefinite forms
nominative হরফ
hôrôph
objective হরফ / হরফকে
hôrôph (semantically general or indefinite) / hôrôphke (semantically definite)
genitive হরফের
hôrôpher
locative হরফে
hôrôphe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative হরফটা , হরফটি
hôrôphṭa (colloquial), hôrôphṭi (formal)
হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো
hôrôphgula (colloquial), hôrôphgulo (formal)
objective হরফটা, হরফটি
hôrôphṭa (colloquial), hôrôphṭi (formal)
হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো
hôrôphgula (colloquial), hôrôphgulo (formal)
genitive হরফটার, হরফটির
hôrôphṭar (colloquial), hôrôphṭir (formal)
হরফগুলার, হরফগুলোর
hôrôphgular (colloquial), hôrôphgulor (formal)
locative হরফটাতে / হরফটায়, হরফটিতে
hôrôphṭate / hôrôphṭay (colloquial), hôrôphṭite (formal)
হরফগুলাতে / হরফগুলায়, হরফগুলোতে
hôrôphgulate / hôrôphgulay (colloquial), hôrôphgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • হরফ ঢালাই (hôrôph ḍhalai)

References

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