Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħarrafa/, [ˈħɑrrɑfɑ]

Verb

حَرَّفَ • ‎(ḥarrafa) II, non-past يُحَرِّفُ‎ (yuḥarrifu)

1. to slant, to incline
2. to bend down, up, or back, to turn down, up, or back
3. to deflect
4. to distort, to corrupt, to falsify, to misconstrue, to pervert, to twist

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħarf(un)/, [ˈħɑrf(un)]

Noun

حَرْف • ‎(ḥarf) m ‎(plural حُرُوف ‎(ḥurūf) or أَحْرُف ‎(ʾaḥruf))

1. letter (of the alphabet), piece of type

   • حَرْفًا بِحَرْفٍ‎ ― ḥarfan bi-ḥarfin ― word for word

2. consonant
3. grammatical particle
4. (obsolete) word

Declension

Related terms

• حَرْفِيّ ‎(ḥarfiyy)

Noun

حَرْف • ‎(ḥarf) m ‎(plural حِرَف ‎(ḥiraf))

1. cutting edge, sharp edge
2. border, brink, edge, rim

Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħiraf/, [ˈħirɑf]

Noun

حِرَف • ‎(ḥiraf) m pl

1. plural of حَرْف ‎(ḥarf)

Etymology 4

Noun

حُرْف • ‎(ḥurf) m

1. cress (Lepidium sativum, a garden vegetable)

Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَرْف ‎(ḥarf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæɾf/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [hæɾf], [hæːɾf]

Noun

حرف • ‎(harf) ‎(plural حرف‌ها ‎(harf-hâ) or حروف ‎(horuf))

1. speech
2. talk
3. letter

Derived terms

• حرف اضافه ‎(harfe ezafeh)
• حرف ربط ‎(harfe rabt)
• حرف زدن ‎(harf zadan)
• حرف انداختن ‎(harf andâxtan)
• پرحرف ‎(por-harf)
• کم‌حرف ‎(kam-harf)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حِرَف ‎(ḥiraf).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [heˈɾæf]

Noun

حرف • ‎(heraf)

1. (archaic) plural of حرفه