रेफ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾeːpʰ/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रेफ (repha).

Noun

रेफ • (reph) m (Urdu spelling ریپھ)

1. a burring guttural sound, the letter ra (as so pronounced)
2. a word
3. (prosody) a cretic

Declension

Declension of रेफ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रेफ reph	रेफ reph
oblique	रेफ reph	रेफों rephõ
vocative	रेफ reph	रेफो repho

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit रेफस् (rephas).

Adjective

रेफ • (reph) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ریپھ)

1. low, vile, blamed

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रेफ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “reph”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰেফ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬾᬨ (Balinese script)
• রেফ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰸𑰣 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑁂𑀨 (Brahmi script)
• ရေဖ (Burmese script)
• રેફ (Gujarati script)
• ਰੇਫ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑍇𑌫 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦺꦦ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂵𑂤 (Kaithi script)
• ರೇಫ (Kannada script)
• រេផ (Khmer script)
• ເຣຜ (Lao script)
• രേഫ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᡝᡦᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘹𑘣 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠧᠹᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧚𑧃 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐾𑐦 (Newa script)
• ରେଫ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢾꢧ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆼𑆦 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖸𑖣 (Siddham script)
• රෙඵ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩔𑩱 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚲𑚟 (Takri script)
• ரேப² (Tamil script)
• రేఫ (Telugu script)
• เรผ (Thai script)
• རེ་ཕ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒹𑒤 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨄𑨟 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root रिफ् (riph).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐj.pʰɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾeː.pʰɐ/

Noun

रेफ • (repha) stem, m

1. a burring guttural sound, the letter ra (as so pronounced)
2. a word
3. (prosody) a cretic
4. passion, affection of the mind

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रेफ (repha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रेफः rephaḥ	रेफौ / रेफा¹ rephau / rephā¹	रेफाः / रेफासः¹ rephāḥ / rephāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रेफ repha	रेफौ / रेफा¹ rephau / rephā¹	रेफाः / रेफासः¹ rephāḥ / rephāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रेफम् repham	रेफौ / रेफा¹ rephau / rephā¹	रेफान् rephān
Instrumental	रेफेण repheṇa	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफैः / रेफेभिः¹ rephaiḥ / rephebhiḥ¹
Dative	रेफाय rephāya	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफेभ्यः rephebhyaḥ
Ablative	रेफात् rephāt	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफेभ्यः rephebhyaḥ
Genitive	रेफस्य rephasya	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफाणाम् rephāṇām
Locative	रेफे rephe	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफेषु repheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

रेफ • (repha) stem

1. low, vile, contemptible

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रेफ (repha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रेफः rephaḥ	रेफौ / रेफा¹ rephau / rephā¹	रेफाः / रेफासः¹ rephāḥ / rephāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रेफ repha	रेफौ / रेफा¹ rephau / rephā¹	रेफाः / रेफासः¹ rephāḥ / rephāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रेफम् repham	रेफौ / रेफा¹ rephau / rephā¹	रेफान् rephān
Instrumental	रेफेण repheṇa	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफैः / रेफेभिः¹ rephaiḥ / rephebhiḥ¹
Dative	रेफाय rephāya	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफेभ्यः rephebhyaḥ
Ablative	रेफात् rephāt	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफेभ्यः rephebhyaḥ
Genitive	रेफस्य rephasya	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफाणाम् rephāṇām
Locative	रेफे rephe	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफेषु repheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of रेफा (rephā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रेफा rephā	रेफे rephe	रेफाः rephāḥ
Vocative	रेफे rephe	रेफे rephe	रेफाः rephāḥ
Accusative	रेफाम् rephām	रेफे rephe	रेफाः rephāḥ
Instrumental	रेफया / रेफा¹ rephayā / rephā¹	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफाभिः rephābhiḥ
Dative	रेफायै rephāyai	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफाभ्यः rephābhyaḥ
Ablative	रेफायाः / रेफायै² rephāyāḥ / rephāyai²	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफाभ्यः rephābhyaḥ
Genitive	रेफायाः / रेफायै² rephāyāḥ / rephāyai²	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफाणाम् rephāṇām
Locative	रेफायाम् rephāyām	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफासु rephāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of रेफ (repha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रेफम् repham	रेफे rephe	रेफाणि / रेफा¹ rephāṇi / rephā¹
Vocative	रेफ repha	रेफे rephe	रेफाणि / रेफा¹ rephāṇi / rephā¹
Accusative	रेफम् repham	रेफे rephe	रेफाणि / रेफा¹ rephāṇi / rephā¹
Instrumental	रेफेण repheṇa	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफैः / रेफेभिः¹ rephaiḥ / rephebhiḥ¹
Dative	रेफाय rephāya	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफेभ्यः rephebhyaḥ
Ablative	रेफात् rephāt	रेफाभ्याम् rephābhyām	रेफेभ्यः rephebhyaḥ
Genitive	रेफस्य rephasya	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफाणाम् rephāṇām
Locative	रेफे rephe	रेफयोः rephayoḥ	रेफेषु repheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Gujarati: રેફ (reph)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: रेफ (reph)

  Urdu: ریپھ (reph)

• → Telugu: రేఫము (rēphamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रेफ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 880, column 3.