برف

See also: برق, and ترف

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian برف (barf).

Noun

برف • (berf)

1. snow

Synonyms

• قار (kar)

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫 (wafr), from Proto-Iranian *wafrah (“snow”). Compare Kurdish, Central Kurdish بەفر (befr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dari	برف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	барф

برف • (barf)

1. snow

Related terms

• برفی (barfi)
• برف آمدن (barf âmadan)
• برف باریدن (barf bâridan)
• برف‌روب (barf-rub)
• آدم برفی (âdam-barfi)

Descendants

• → Bengali: বরফ (bôrôf)
• → Bhojpuri: बरफ (baraph)
• → Gujarati: બરફ (baraph)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: बर्फ़ (barf)
  • Urdu: برف (barf)
• → Marathi: बर्फ (barpha)
• → Nepali: बरफ (baraph)
• → Ottoman Turkish: برف (berf)
• → Punjabi: ਬਰਫ਼ / برف (barf)
• → Sindhi: بَرْفَ (barfa)
• → Varli: બરફ

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Punjabi

Etymology

From Persian برف (barf)

Noun

1. snow

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Sindhi

Noun

بَرْفَ • (barfa)

1. snow

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Southwestern Fars

Noun

برف (barf)

1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) snow

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian برف (barf)

Noun

برف • (barf) f (Hindi spelling बर्फ़)

1. ice
2. snow