صراف

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Arabic

Root
ص ر ف (ṣ r f)
10 terms
صَرَّاف

Etymology

Occupational noun from the verb صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, “to pay out, spend, change money”).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَرَّاف • (ṣarrāf) m (plural صَرَّافُونَ (ṣarrāfūna), feminine صَرَّافَة (ṣarrāfa))

  1. moneychanger
  2. cashier
    صَرَّاف آلِيّ ― ṣarrāf ʔāliyy ― a cash machine; an ATM
  3. banker
  4. grammarian

Declension

Declension of noun صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَرَّاف
ṣarrāf 		الصَّرَّاف
aṣ-ṣarrāf 		صَرَّاف
ṣarrāf 		صَرَّافَة
ṣarrāfa 		الصَّرَّافَة
aṣ-ṣarrāfa 		صَرَّافَة
ṣarrāfat
Nominative صَرَّافٌ
ṣarrāfun 		الصَّرَّافُ
aṣ-ṣarrāfu 		صَرَّافُ
ṣarrāfu 		صَرَّافَةٌ
ṣarrāfatun 		الصَّرَّافَةُ
aṣ-ṣarrāfatu 		صَرَّافَةُ
ṣarrāfatu
Accusative صَرَّافًا
ṣarrāfan 		الصَّرَّافَ
aṣ-ṣarrāfa 		صَرَّافَ
ṣarrāfa 		صَرَّافَةً
ṣarrāfatan 		الصَّرَّافَةَ
aṣ-ṣarrāfata 		صَرَّافَةَ
ṣarrāfata
Genitive صَرَّافٍ
ṣarrāfin 		الصَّرَّافِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfi 		صَرَّافِ
ṣarrāfi 		صَرَّافَةٍ
ṣarrāfatin 		الصَّرَّافَةِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfati 		صَرَّافَةِ
ṣarrāfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَرَّافَيْن
ṣarrāfayn 		الصَّرَّافَيْن
aṣ-ṣarrāfayn 		صَرَّافَيْ
ṣarrāfay 		صَرَّافَتَيْن
ṣarrāfatayn 		الصَّرَّافَتَيْن
aṣ-ṣarrāfatayn 		صَرَّافَتَيْ
ṣarrāfatay
Nominative صَرَّافَانِ
ṣarrāfāni 		الصَّرَّافَانِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfāni 		صَرَّافَا
ṣarrāfā 		صَرَّافَتَانِ
ṣarrāfatāni 		الصَّرَّافَتَانِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfatāni 		صَرَّافَتَا
ṣarrāfatā
Accusative صَرَّافَيْنِ
ṣarrāfayni 		الصَّرَّافَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfayni 		صَرَّافَيْ
ṣarrāfay 		صَرَّافَتَيْنِ
ṣarrāfatayni 		الصَّرَّافَتَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfatayni 		صَرَّافَتَيْ
ṣarrāfatay
Genitive صَرَّافَيْنِ
ṣarrāfayni 		الصَّرَّافَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfayni 		صَرَّافَيْ
ṣarrāfay 		صَرَّافَتَيْنِ
ṣarrāfatayni 		الصَّرَّافَتَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfatayni 		صَرَّافَتَيْ
ṣarrāfatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَرَّافِين
ṣarrāfīn 		الصَّرَّافِين
aṣ-ṣarrāfīn 		صَرَّافِي
ṣarrāfī 		صَرَّافَات
ṣarrāfāt 		الصَّرَّافَات
aṣ-ṣarrāfāt 		صَرَّافَات
ṣarrāfāt
Nominative صَرَّافُونَ
ṣarrāfūna 		الصَّرَّافُونَ
aṣ-ṣarrāfūna 		صَرَّافُو
ṣarrāfū 		صَرَّافَاتٌ
ṣarrāfātun 		الصَّرَّافَاتُ
aṣ-ṣarrāfātu 		صَرَّافَاتُ
ṣarrāfātu
Accusative صَرَّافِينَ
ṣarrāfīna 		الصَّرَّافِينَ
aṣ-ṣarrāfīna 		صَرَّافِي
ṣarrāfī 		صَرَّافَاتٍ
ṣarrāfātin 		الصَّرَّافَاتِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfāti 		صَرَّافَاتِ
ṣarrāfāti
Genitive صَرَّافِينَ
ṣarrāfīna 		الصَّرَّافِينَ
aṣ-ṣarrāfīna 		صَرَّافِي
ṣarrāfī 		صَرَّافَاتٍ
ṣarrāfātin 		الصَّرَّافَاتِ
aṣ-ṣarrāfāti 		صَرَّافَاتِ
ṣarrāfāti

Derived terms

Descendants

Proper noun

صَرَّاف • (ṣarrāf) ?

  1. a surname

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ص ر ف
3 terms
صَرَّاف

Etymology

From Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَرَّاف • (ṣarrāf) m (plural صَرَّافات (ṣarrāfāt))

  1. ATM, automated teller machine

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sarrāf
Dari reading? sarrāf
Iranian reading? sarrâf
Tajik reading? sarrof

Noun

صراف • (sarrâf)

  1. money changer
  2. (historical) banker, money dealer
    • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 239:
      صراف بسی وصف در و گهر خود گفت
      خندید که بهتر نبود از گهر من
      sarrāf basē wasf-i durr u guhar-i xwad guft
      xandīd ki bihtar nabūd az guhar-i man
      The banker made a long description of his pearls and jewels,
      But he laughed that there was nothing better than my own jewel.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صراف (sarrāf).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَرافُ • (sarāfu) m (Devanagari सराफ़ु)

  1. banker
  2. judge

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “صَرافُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “صَرافُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
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