Where does “હરીફ” come from?
હરીફ (Gujarati) comes from Persian حریف, from Arabic حريف, from Arabic حَرْف — grammatical particle; letter of alphabet.
હરીફ (Gujarati): competitor, opponent, rival, antagonist,...
Definitions
- competitor, opponent, rival, antagonist,...
Ancestry of “હરીફ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | حریف | rival, opponent; partner, friend |
| 2 | Arabic | حريف | pungent, acrid; spicy food, delicacies; customer,... |
| 3 | Arabic | حَرْف | grammatical particle; letter of alphabet |