"ਹਰਫ਼" meaning in Punjabi

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɦəɾ.fə̆/ [formal], /ˈɦə.ɾə.fə̆/ [colloquial], /ˈɦə.ɾə.pʰə̆/ (note: rustic) Forms: haraf [romanization], حرف [Shahmukhi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian حَرْف (harf), from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pa|fa-cls|حَرْف}} Borrowed from Classical Persian حَرْف (harf), {{der|pa|ar|حَرْف}} Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf) Head templates: {{pa-noun|g=m|sha=حرف}} ਹਰਫ਼ • (haraf) m (Shahmukhi spelling حرف)
  1. letter (of the alphabet), character Synonyms: ਅੱਖਰ
    Sense id: en-ਹਰਫ਼-pa-noun-j8VxwiPd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "حَرْف"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حَرْف (harf)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حَرْف"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حَرْف (harf), from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "haraf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حرف",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "sha": "حرف"
      },
      "expansion": "ਹਰਫ਼ • (haraf) m (Shahmukhi spelling حرف)",
      "name": "pa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Punjabi",
  "lang_code": "pa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Punjabi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (of the alphabet), character"
      ],
      "id": "en-ਹਰਫ਼-pa-noun-j8VxwiPd",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ਅੱਖਰ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦəɾ.fə̆/",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦə.ɾə.fə̆/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦə.ɾə.pʰə̆/",
      "note": "rustic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ਹਰਫ਼"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "حَرْف"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حَرْف (harf)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حَرْف"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حَرْف (harf), from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "haraf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حرف",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "sha": "حرف"
      },
      "expansion": "ਹਰਫ਼ • (haraf) m (Shahmukhi spelling حرف)",
      "name": "pa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Punjabi",
  "lang_code": "pa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Punjabi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Punjabi lemmas",
        "Punjabi masculine nouns",
        "Punjabi nouns",
        "Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script",
        "Punjabi terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Arabic",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Classical Persian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (of the alphabet), character"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ਅੱਖਰ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦəɾ.fə̆/",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦə.ɾə.fə̆/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦə.ɾə.pʰə̆/",
      "note": "rustic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ਹਰਫ਼"
}

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