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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish افراد (efrad), plural of فرد (ferd), from Arabic فَرْد (fard, “an individual”).
Noun
efrat (definite accusative efradı, plural efratlar)
- (archaic) Arabic plural of fert; individuals; ordinary people
- (military) privates, recruits; soldiers (distinguished from officers)
1936 March 10, “Italyanlar halâ Doğu Afrikaya asker sevkediyorlar [Italians still sending troops to Africa]”, in Hakkın Sesi, page 1:Napoli 9 (A. A.) İki vapur bugün 141 zabit ve 4000 efrad alarak Doğu Afrikaya hereket etmiştir. Ayrica on vapur ve bir tayyare nakliye gemiside yakında hareket edecektir.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1940 June 10, “Romanyada silâh altına çağırılanlar”, in Ulus:Bükreş, 9. a.a. - Romanya büyük erkânıharbiyesi 30 günlük bir devre için, muhtelif sınıflara mensup efrat, zabit, ve küçük zabit davet etmiştir.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “efrat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “افراد”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 155
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN