حرفه

See also: حرفة and خرقة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِرْفَة (ḥirfa, occupation).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? hirfa
Dari reading? hirfa
Iranian reading? herfe
Tajik reading? hirfa

Noun

حرفه • (hirfa / herfe) (plural حرفه‌ها (hirfa-hā / herfe-hâ), or حرف (hiraf / heraf), Tajik spelling ҳирфа)

  1. career, profession
    Synonyms: شغل (šuġl / šoġl), کار (kār / kâr), پیشه (pēša / piše)

Derived terms

  • حرفه‌ای (hirfa-ī / herfe-i, professional)