হরফ
হরফ - Bengali
Alternative forms
- হরপ (hôrôp) – archaic
Noun
হরফ • (hôrôph) (objective হরফ or হরফকে, genitive হরফের, locative হরফে)
- a letter of the alphabet
- Synonym: বর্ণ (bôrṇô)
- speech, talk
- character, type, glyph
- Synonym: অক্ষর (ôkṣôr)
Inflection
| Inflection of হরফ | |||
| nominative | হরফ hôrôph | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | হরফ / হরফকে hôrôph (semantically general or indefinite) / hôrôphke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | হরফের hôrôpher | ||
| locative | হরফে hôrôphe | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | হরফ hôrôph | ||
| objective | হরফ / হরফকে hôrôph (semantically general or indefinite) / hôrôphke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | হরফের hôrôpher | ||
| locative | হরফে hôrôphe | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | হরফটা , হরফটি hôrôphṭa (colloquial), hôrôphṭi (formal) | হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো hôrôphgula (colloquial), hôrôphgulo (formal) | |
| objective | হরফটা, হরফটি hôrôphṭa (colloquial), hôrôphṭi (formal) | হরফগুলা, হরফগুলো hôrôphgula (colloquial), hôrôphgulo (formal) | |
| genitive | হরফটার, হরফটির hôrôphṭar (colloquial), hôrôphṭir (formal) | হরফগুলার, হরফগুলোর hôrôphgular (colloquial), hôrôphgulor (formal) | |
| locative | হরফটাতে / হরফটায়, হরফটিতে hôrôphṭate / hôrôphṭay (colloquial), hôrôphṭite (formal) | হরফগুলাতে / হরফগুলায়, হরফগুলোতে hôrôphgulate / hôrôphgulay (colloquial), hôrôphgulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
Derived terms
- হরফ ঢালাই (hôrôph ḍhalai)