"حرف" meaning in Persian

See حرف in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [haɾf] [Classical-Persian], [häɾf] [Dari, formal], [häɾf] [Dari, formal], [ʔäɾf] [Kabuli], [ʔäɾf] (note: Hazaragi), [hæɹf] [Iran, formal], [häɾf] [Tajik, formal] Forms: حَرْف [canonical], harf [romanization], حرفها [plural], حروف [plural]
Rhymes: -arf Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|حَرْف}} Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf), {{root|fa|ar|ح ر ف}} Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|حرفها|or|حروف|||f1tr=harf-hâ|f2tr=horuf|f3tr=|head=حَرْف|head2=|head3=|tr=harf|tr2=|tr3=}} حَرْف • (harf) (plural حرفها (harf-hâ) or حروف (horuf)), {{fa-noun|head=حَرْف|pl=حرفها|pl2=حروف|pl2tr=horuf|tr=harf}} حَرْف • (harf) (plural حرفها (harf-hâ) or حروف (horuf))
  1. letter
    Sense id: en-حرف-fa-noun--AEF76tt
  2. speech, talk
    Sense id: en-حرف-fa-noun-P8hP8p5n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: حرف اضافه (harf-e ezâfe), حرف انداختن (harf andâxtan), حرف ربط (harf-e rabt), حرف زدن (harf zadan), پرحرف (por-harf), کمحرف (kam-harf)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [hi.ɾaf] [Classical-Persian], [hɪ.ɾäf] [Dari, formal], [hɪ.ɾäf] [Dari, formal], [ʔɪ.ɾäf] [Kabuli], [ʔi.ɾäf] (note: Hazaragi), [he.ɹæf] [Iran, formal], [hi.ɾäf] [Tajik, formal] Forms: حِرَف [canonical], heraf [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِرَف (ḥiraf). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|حِرَف}} Borrowed from Arabic حِرَف (ḥiraf) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun form|head=حِرَف|tr=heraf}} حِرَف • (heraf)
  1. (archaic) plural of حرفه Tags: archaic, form-of, plural Form of: حرفه
    Sense id: en-حرف-fa-noun-jFoqh3Oa Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "harf-e ezâfe",
      "word": "حرف اضافه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "harf andâxtan",
      "word": "حرف انداختن"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "harf-e rabt",
      "word": "حرف ربط"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "harf zadan",
      "word": "حرف زدن"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "por-harf",
      "word": "پرحرف"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kam-harf",
      "word": "کمحرف"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حَرْف"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ح ر ف"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "حَرْف",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حرفها",
      "roman": "harf-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حروف",
      "roman": "horuf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
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        "5": "or",
        "6": "حروف",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "harf-hâ",
        "f2tr": "horuf",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "حَرْف",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "harf",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "حَرْف • (harf) (plural حرفها (harf-hâ) or حروف (horuf))",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "head": "حَرْف",
        "pl": "حرفها",
        "pl2": "حروف",
        "pl2tr": "horuf",
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      },
      "expansion": "حَرْف • (harf) (plural حرفها (harf-hâ) or حروف (horuf))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "Her eye, from the letter of ʿayn [the Arabic letter ع, connective عـ]; her ear, from the vessel of jīm [the Arabic letter ج]",
          "ref": "c. 1250, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, دیوان شمس [Divān-i Shams-i Tabrīzī]:",
          "roman": "ze harf-e 'eyn čašm-e u ze zarf-e jim guš-e u",
          "text": "ز حرف عین چشم او ز ظرف جیم گوش او",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "How durst he say those vain words so impudently in the face of the king?",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 2725:",
          "roman": "čegune goft andar ru-ye šah in čonin gostâx ân harf-e tebâh?",
          "text": "چگونه گفت اندر روی شاه این چنین گستاخ آن حرف تباه؟",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[haɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[häɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[häɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔäɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔäɾf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hæɹf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[häɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arf"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fa:حرف"
  ],
  "word": "حرف"
}

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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حِرَف"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic حِرَف (ḥiraf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "حِرَف",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heraf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun form",
        "head": "حِرَف",
        "tr": "heraf"
      },
      "expansion": "حِرَف • (heraf)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "حرفه"
        }
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        "plural of حرفه"
      ],
      "id": "en-حرف-fa-noun-jFoqh3Oa",
      "links": [
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          "حرفه",
          "حرفه#Persian"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) plural of حرفه"
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Classical-Persian"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɪ.ɾäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɪ.ɾäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪ.ɾäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔi.ɾäf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[he.ɹæf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hi.ɾäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fa:حرف"
  ],
  "word": "حرف"
}
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    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian non-lemma forms",
    "Persian noun forms",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ح ر ف",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Persian/arf",
    "Rhymes:Persian/arf/1 syllable"
  ],
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      "roman": "harf-e ezâfe",
      "word": "حرف اضافه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "harf andâxtan",
      "word": "حرف انداختن"
    },
    {
      "roman": "harf-e rabt",
      "word": "حرف ربط"
    },
    {
      "roman": "harf zadan",
      "word": "حرف زدن"
    },
    {
      "roman": "por-harf",
      "word": "پرحرف"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kam-harf",
      "word": "کمحرف"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "name": "root"
    }
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      ]
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "حرفها",
      "roman": "harf-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حروف",
      "roman": "horuf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
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        "tr2": "",
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "head": "حَرْف",
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      },
      "expansion": "حَرْف • (harf) (plural حرفها (harf-hâ) or حروف (horuf))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Her eye, from the letter of ʿayn [the Arabic letter ع, connective عـ]; her ear, from the vessel of jīm [the Arabic letter ج]",
          "ref": "c. 1250, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, دیوان شمس [Divān-i Shams-i Tabrīzī]:",
          "roman": "ze harf-e 'eyn čašm-e u ze zarf-e jim guš-e u",
          "text": "ز حرف عین چشم او ز ظرف جیم گوش او",
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        }
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        "letter"
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    },
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "How durst he say those vain words so impudently in the face of the king?",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 2725:",
          "roman": "čegune goft andar ru-ye šah in čonin gostâx ân harf-e tebâh?",
          "text": "چگونه گفت اندر روی شاه این چنین گستاخ آن حرف تباه؟",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "speech, talk"
      ],
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          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
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          "talk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[haɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[häɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[häɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔäɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔäɾf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hæɹf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[häɾf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arf"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fa:حرف"
  ],
  "word": "حرف"
}

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    "Persian noun forms",
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    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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        "3": "حِرَف"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic حِرَف (ḥiraf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "حِرَف",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "heraf",
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  ],
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        "(archaic) plural of حرفه"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[hɪ.ɾäf]",
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    {
      "ipa": "[hɪ.ɾäf]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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      "ipa": "[ʔɪ.ɾäf]",
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        "Kabuli"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔi.ɾäf]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[he.ɹæf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hi.ɾäf]",
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        "Tajik",
        "formal"
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  ],
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  ],
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}

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