Riff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a Berber living in northern Morocco

a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪf/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪf/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɪf/.

Examples

He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flip riffle leaf flick Riffian thumb

Parts of Speech

noun	a Berber living in northern Morocco
noun	a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
verb	look through a book or other written material “He thumbed through the report”
verb	play riffs

Word Forms

riff	verb	play riffs
leaf	noun	a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
riff	noun	a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

рифф

бербер, живущий на севере Марокко

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिफ

उत्तरी मोरक्को में रहने वाला एक बर्बर

🇧🇩Bengali

রিফ

উত্তর মরক্কোতে বসবাসকারী একজন বারবার

🇮🇳Tamil

ரிஃப்

வடக்கு மொராக்கோவில் வசிக்கும் ஒரு பெர்பர்

🇮🇳Telugu

రిఫ్

ఉత్తర మొరాకోలో నివసిస్తున్న ఒక బెర్బర్

🇮🇳Marathi

रिफ

उत्तर मोरोक्कोमध्ये राहणारा बर्बर

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિફ

ઉત્તર મોરોક્કોમાં રહેતો બર્બર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಫ್

ಉತ್ತರ ಮೊರಾಕೊದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಬರ್ಬರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിഫ്

വടക്കൻ മൊറോക്കോയിൽ താമസിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ബെർബർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਫ

ਉੱਤਰੀ ਮੋਰੋਕੋ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਬਰਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

رِف

شمالی مراکش میں رہنے والا ایک بربر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

即兴演奏

居住在摩洛哥北部的柏柏尔人

🇯🇵Japanese

リフ

モロッコ北部に住むベルベル人

🇰🇷Korean

리프

북부 모로코에 사는 베르베르인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đoạn riff

một người Berber sống ở miền bắc Maroc

🇹🇭Thai

ริฟฟ์

ชาวเบอร์เบอร์อาศัยอยู่ทางตอนเหนือของโมร็อกโก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ريف

أمازيغي يعيش في شمال المغرب

🇮🇷Persian

ریف

بربری که در شمال مراکش زندگی می کند

🇮🇱Hebrew

ריף

ברברי המתגורר בצפון מרוקו

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