নফরৎ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• নফরত (nophorot)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نفرت (nafrat), from Arabic نَفْرَة (nafra).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔfɔɾot̪/, [ˈnɔfɔɾot̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔfɔɹot̪/, [ˈnɔfɔɹot̪]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /nɔɸɔɾɔt̪/, [ˈnɔɸɔɾɔt̪], [ˈnɔɸɔɹɔt̪]

Noun

নফরৎ • (nophorot) (objective নফরৎ (nophorot) or নফরৎকে (nophorotke), genitive নফরতের (nophroter), locative নফরতে (nophrote))

1. hatred, loathing, detestation
2. abomination, disgust, abhorrence, aversion

   ওরার নফরৎ আর দুশমনি

   ōrar nophorot ar duśmoni

   Their hatred and hostility

   - Abul Mansur Ahmad

   Synonyms: আখেজ (akhej), ঘৃণা (ghrina), ঘেন্না (ghenna)

Inflection

Inflection of নফরৎ
nominative	নফরৎ nophorot
objective	নফরৎ / নফরৎকে nophorot (semantically general or indefinite) / nophorotke (semantically definite)
genitive	নফরৎের nophoroter
locative	নফরৎে nophorote
	Indefinite forms
nominative	নফরৎ nophorot
objective	নফরৎ / নফরৎকে nophorot (semantically general or indefinite) / nophorotke (semantically definite)
genitive	নফরৎের nophoroter
locative	নফরৎে nophorote
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	নফরৎটা , নফরৎটি nophorotṭa (colloquial), nophorotṭi (formal)		নফরৎগুলা, নফরৎগুলো nophorotgula (colloquial), nophorotgulo (formal)
objective	নফরৎটা, নফরৎটি nophorotṭa (colloquial), nophorotṭi (formal)		নফরৎগুলা, নফরৎগুলো nophorotgula (colloquial), nophorotgulo (formal)
genitive	নফরৎটার, নফরৎটির nophorotṭar (colloquial), nophorotṭir (formal)		নফরৎগুলার, নফরৎগুলোর nophorotgular (colloquial), nophorotgulor (formal)
locative	নফরৎটাতে / নফরৎটায়, নফরৎটিতে nophorotṭate / nophorotṭay (colloquial), nophorotṭite (formal)		নফরৎগুলাতে / নফরৎগুলায়, নফরৎগুলোতে nophorotgulate / nophorotgulay (colloquial), nophorotgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “নফরৎ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “নফরৎ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh