# arfa
## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian а́рфа (árfa), ultimately from German Harfe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɑrfɑ]
* Hyphenation: ar‧fa

### Noun

arfa (definite accusative arfanı, plural arfalar)
* harp

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “arfa” in Obastan.com.
* harp

## Galician
### Verb

arfa
* inflection of arfar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Icelandic
### Noun

arfa
* indefinite accusative singular of arfi
* indefinite dative singular of arfi
* indefinite genitive singular of arfi
* indefinite accusative plural of arfi
* indefinite genitive plural of arfi

## Kashubian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.fa/
* Rhymes: -arfa
* Syllabification: ar‧fa

### Noun

arfa f
* Alternative form of harfa.

#### Derived terms

* arfòwac impf

### Further reading

* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “arfa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “(h)arfa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Latvian
### Etymology

From German Harfe.

### Noun

arfa f (4th declension)
* harp

#### Declension
## Lithuanian
### Etymology

From German Harfe.

### Noun

árfa f (plural árfos) stress pattern 1
* harp
    pedalinė arfa ― pedal harp

#### Derived terms

* arfininkas (“harpist”)

#### See also

* lyra (“lyre”)

### References

* ↑ “arfa” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

### Further reading

* “arfa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
* “arfa”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

## Manchu
### Romanization

arfa
* Romanization of ᠠᡵᡶᠠ

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbijǭ, feminine form of masculine *arbijô, whence arfi. Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐍉 (arbjō, “heiress”), feminine form of Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 (arbja, “heir”). The loss of -j- in words of this class is common but not universal; see goði (“(pagan) priest, chieftain”) with feminine form gyðja (“priestess; goddess”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈarva/
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### Noun

arfa f (genitive ǫrfu, plural ǫrfur)
* heiress

#### Usage notes

This noun is rarely used; arfi m (“heir”), may be used instead.

#### Coordinate terms

* arfi m (“heir”)

#### Related terms

* arfr m (“inheritance, patrimony”)
* erfð f (“inheritance, inherting”)
* erfi n (“wake, funeral/inheritance feast”)

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: arfa

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arfa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German harpfe, from Old High German harfa, from Proto-West Germanic *harpā. First attested in 1450.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (10th–15th CE) /arfa/
* IPA: (15th CE) /arfa/

### Noun

arfa f
* (music) harp
** 1450, Piotr z Uścia, Rozariusz kapitulny, Ujście: Archiwum i Biblioteki Krakowskiej Kapituły Katedralnej, sygn. Ms 224, page 93r:Figellina est arcus musicalis ludi sc. figella proprie arpha[Figellina est arcus musicalis ludi sc. figella proprie arfa]

#### Descendants

* Polish: harfa, arfa (obsolete)
* Silesian: arfa

### References

* ↑ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “arfa”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
* ↑ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “arfa”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “arfa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “arfa”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
   * Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “(Harfa) Arfa”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish arfa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.fa/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈar.fa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arfa
* Syllabification: ar‧fa

### Noun

arfa f
* sifter
    Synonym: przesiewacz
* (music) Obsolete form of harfa..

#### Derived terms

* arfować impf, przearfować pf

### Further reading

* arfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “arfa”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
* Krystyna Siekierska (07.07.2022) “ARFA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “arfa”, in Słownik języka polskiego
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “arfa”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “arfa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 56

## Portuguese
### Verb

arfa
* inflection of arfar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Salar
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *arpa

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑrfɑ]

### Noun

arfa
* barley

### References

* 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “arfa”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 4
* Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “arfa”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 17

## Silesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish arfa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.fa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arfa
* Syllabification: ar‧fa

### Noun

arfa f
* (music) harp

### Further reading

* arfa in silling.org

## Turkmen
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *arpa, medial p changed to f in Yomut dialect.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑɾˈfɑ/ (nominative)
* IPA: /ɑɾˈfɑː/ (dative)
* Rhymes: -ɑ, -ɑː
* Hyphenation: ar‧fa

#### Noun

arfa (definite accusative arfany, plural arfalar)
* (Yomut) barley

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Russian а́рфа (árfa), ultimately from German Harfe.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɾfɑ/ (nominative)
* IPA: /ˈɑɾfɑː/ (dative)
* Rhymes: -ɑɾfɑ, -ɑɾfɑː
* Hyphenation: ar‧fa

#### Noun

arfa (definite accusative arfany, plural arfalar)
* harp
    Men arfa çalýaryn. ― I play the harp.

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “arfa” in Enedilim.com
* “arfa” in Webonary.org