ارتفاع

Arabic

Root
ر ف ع (r-f-ʕ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ir.ti.faːʕ/

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Noun

اِرْتِفَاع • (irtifāʕ) m

1. verbal noun of اِرْتَفَعَ (irtafaʕa) (form VIII)
2. altitude, height

   اِرْتِفَاعُ ٱلْبَيْتِ سِتَّةُ أَمْتَارٍ.

   irtifāʕu l-bayti sittatu ʔamtārin.

   The house is six meters high.

3. increase

Declension

Declension of noun اِرْتِفَاع (irtifāʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِرْتِفَاع irtifāʕ	الِارْتِفَاع al-irtifāʕ	اِرْتِفَاع irtifāʕ
Nominative	اِرْتِفَاعٌ irtifāʕun	الِارْتِفَاعُ al-irtifāʕu	اِرْتِفَاعُ irtifāʕu
Accusative	اِرْتِفَاعًا irtifāʕan	الِارْتِفَاعَ al-irtifāʕa	اِرْتِفَاعَ irtifāʕa
Genitive	اِرْتِفَاعٍ irtifāʕin	الِارْتِفَاعِ al-irtifāʕi	اِرْتِفَاعِ irtifāʕi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ارتفاع (irtifa)
  • → Turkish: irtifa
• → Persian: ارتفاع (ertefâ')
  • → Urdu: ارتفاع (irtefā)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِرْتِفَاع (irtifāʕ).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiɾ.ti.ˈfɑːʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.fɑ́ːʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.fɑ́ːʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.fɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiɾ.t̪ʰi.fɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeɹ.t̪ʰe.fɒ́ːʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiɾ.t̪ʰi.fɔ́ʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	irtifā'
Iranian reading?	ertefâ'
Tajik reading?	irtifoʾ

Noun

ارتفاع • (ertefâ') (plural ارتفاعات (ertefâ'ât))

1. height, altitude (of objects)

   Synonym: بلندی (bolandi)

2. (geography) elevation

   Synonym: فرازا (farâzâ)

3. (music) pitch

   Synonyms: نغمه (nağme), زیروبمی (zirobumi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِرْتِفَاع (irtifāʕ).

Noun

ارتفاع • (irtefā) ?

1. altitude, height