harf

See also: Harf

Albanian

Alternative forms

• arf, arfë

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرف (harf).

Noun

harf m

1. letter (of the alphabet)

   Synonym: shkrónjë

2. (music) note

   Synonym: nótë

Declension

Declension of harf

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	harf	harfi	harfe	harfet
accusative		harfin
dative	harfi	harfit	harfeve	harfeve
ablative			harfesh

Further reading

• “harf”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
• Jungg, G. (1895), “arf”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 1*

Bukhari

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حَرَفَ (ḥarafa)

Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf)bor.

Classical Persian حَرْف (harf)

Tajik ҳарф (harf)

Bukhari harf

Inherited from Tajik ҳарф (harf).

Noun

harf (Cyrillic spelling ҳарф)

1. letter

Estonian

Noun

harf (genitive harfi, partitive harfi)

1. harp

Declension

Declension of harf (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		harf	harfid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	harfi
genitive			harfide
partitive		harfi	harfe harfisid
illative		harfi harfisse	harfidesse harfesse
inessive		harfis	harfides harfes
elative		harfist	harfidest harfest
allative		harfile	harfidele harfele
adessive		harfil	harfidel harfel
ablative		harfilt	harfidelt harfelt
translative		harfiks	harfideks harfeks
terminative		harfini	harfideni
essive		harfina	harfidena
abessive		harfita	harfideta
comitative		harfiga	harfidega

Further reading

• “harf”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “harf”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• harf in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Middle Welsh

Noun

harf

1. h-prothesized form of arf

Palula

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حَرَفَ (ḥarafa)

Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf)bor.

Classical Persian حَرْف (harf)bor.

Urdu حَرْف (harf)bor.

Palula harf

Borrowed from Urdu حَرْف (harf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /harf/

Noun

harf m (Arabic spelling حرف)

1. letter (in written document)

Declension

Declension of harf (i-decl)

	singular	plural
nominative	harf	harfí
oblique	harfí	harfíim

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxarf/
• 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): /haɾʲf/

• Audio:

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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

Declension of harf

	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

Arabic (Afghan Uzbek)		—
Cyrillic		ҳарф
Latin		harf

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حَرَفَ (ḥarafa)

Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf)bor.

Uzbek harf

Borrowed 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

Mutated forms of arf

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
arf	unchanged	unchanged	harf

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.