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

  1. competitor, opponent, rival, antagonist,...

Ancestry of “હરીફ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianحریفrival, opponent; partner, friend
2Arabicحريفpungent, acrid; spicy food, delicacies; customer,...
3Arabicحَرْفgrammatical particle; letter of alphabet
Every word from Arabic حَرْف →Every word from Arabic حريف →Every word from Persian حریف →