Where does “حریف” come from?

حریف (Persian) comes from Arabic حريف, from Arabic حَرْف — grammatical particle; letter of alphabet.

حریف (Persian): rival, opponent; partner, friend

Definitions

  1. rival, opponent; partner, friend

Ancestry of “حریف”, step by step

حریف traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حريف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحريفpungent, acrid; spicy food, delicacies; customer,...
2Arabicحَرْفgrammatical particle; letter of alphabet

via Arabic حَرِيف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَرِيف—

Words derived from “حریف”

Every word from Arabic حَرْف →Every word from Arabic حريف →