harp

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Turkish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English hearpe, from Germanic *harpon-. Cognate with Dutch harp, German Harfe, Swedish harpa.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /hɑːp/
• (US) IPA: /hɑɻp/

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)p

[edit] Noun

harp (plural harps)

1. A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.
2. (colloquial) A harmonica.

[edit] Derived terms

• harpist

[edit] See also

• lyre

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[edit] Verb

to harp (third-person singular simple present harps, present participle harping, simple past and past participle harped)

1. (usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject.

   Why do you harp on about a single small mistake?

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ahpr
• PHAR

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}
• IPA: /hɑʀp/

[edit] Noun

harp f.

1. harp, harpsichord

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɑrp/

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic

[edit] Noun

harp

1. (obsolete) war

[edit] Synonyms

• cenk (obsolete)
• muharebe (obsolete)
• savaş