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Meaning of حرف | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈharf

Definitions

  1. letter
  2. speech, talk
  3. Equivalent to 'letter': A written or printed communication, usually defined as longer and more formal than a note.

Equivalents

English letter

Examples

“ز حرف عین چشم او ز ظرف جیم گوش او”

Her eye, from the letter of ʿayn [the Arabic letter ع, connective عـ]; her ear, from the vessel of jīm [the Arabic letter ج]

“چگونه گفت اندر روی شاه این چنین گستاخ آن حرف تباه؟”

How dare he say those vain words so impudently in the face of the king?

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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