harf

See also: Harf

Albanian

Alternative forms

• arf, arfë

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرف‎ (harf), whence Turkish harf.

Noun

harf f needs inflection

1. letter (of the alphabet)

   Synonym: shkrónjë

2. (music) note

   Synonym: nótë

References

• Bufli, Gjorgji; Luciano, Rocchi (2021), “harf”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 191
• Giacomo Jungg (1895), “arf”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct (in Italian)

Estonian

Noun

harf (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. harp

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• harf in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
• harf in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
• harf in Sõnaveeb

Middle Welsh

Noun

harf

1. h-prothesized form of arf

Phalura

Etymology

From Urdu حرف‎ (harf), from Arabic حَرْف‎ (ḥarf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /harf/

Noun

harf m (Perso-Arabic spelling حرف)

1. letter (in written document)

Inflection

i-decl (Pl, obl): -í

References

• Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xarf/
• Rhymes: -arf
• Syllabification: harf

Noun

harf

1. genitive plural of harfa

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حرف‎ (harf), from Arabic حَرْف‎ (ḥarf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑɾʲf/

Noun

harf (definite accusative harfi, plural harfler)

1. letter (symbol)
   • 1929 January 1, “Vakit (1929) senesinin saadet verici olmasını diler”, in Vakit‎^[2], page 1:

     Kânunusani. Nihayet kânunusaniye giriyoruz; yani harf inkılâbının en mühim tatbik devrine başlıyoruz; irfan aleminde yeni bir hayatın eşiğine ayak atıyoruz.

     January. We are finally entering January; that is, we are starting the most important application period of the letter (alphabet) revolution; we are stepping the threshold of a new life in the world of wisdom.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	harf
Definite accusative	harfi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	harf	harfler
Definite accusative	harfi	harfleri
Dative	harfe	harflere
Locative	harfte	harflerde
Ablative	harften	harflerden
Genitive	harfin	harflerin

Related terms

• hurufat

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	ҳарф (harf)‍
Latin	harf‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَرْف‎ (ḥarf).

Noun

harf (plural harflar)

1. letter (of the alphabet)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Welsh

Noun

harf

1. h-prothesized form of arf

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
arf	unchanged	unchanged	harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.