Synonyms of haft

haft

noun

ˈhaft 

as in handle

a part by which an implement is held

the blade of the adze is still good, but the haft is broken and will have to be replaced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handle
• grip
• hilt
• helve
• shaft
• bow
• loop
• handgrip
• bar
• bail
• crop
• handlebar
• whipstock
• broomstick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of haft

Along with the traditional sofreyé haft seen, a spread of items set out to welcome the new year, this year’s event encouraged people to honor the lives of protesters killed by placing flowers on a map of Iran. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

In a Brooklyn apartment, Nozlee Samadzadeh thinks about family while building a haft sin, a traditional Nowruz table with symbolic objects on it. — Sarah Ventre, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026

Table arrangements by florist Milli Proust drew inspiration from the Persian haft-sin, incorporating elements like hyacinths, wheatgrass, and candles. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024

Before Nowruz begins, many families will arrange a table with seven symbolic items, known as haft-sin. — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023

Here's what to order at Ava At the moment the year changes, the family will gather around the haft seen, which at their house includes photos of family members who are not present. — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023

Handles helped make the tools easier to grip and more versatile; Wang and his colleagues found one bladelet with part of a bone haft still attached to the stone. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2022

The wooden haft is perfectly preserved & one of only a handful to survive in Britain. — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2021