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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf).
Adverb
sırf
- strictly, purely; only
- sırf qadınlar üçün nəzərdə tutulmuş fitnes zalı ― a gym intended for women only
- Bu sırf daxili işləridir. ― This is purely their internal issue.
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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صرف (ṣırf, “pure, mere, sheer (said of that which is poor or bad)”), from Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf, “pure, absolute, mere, clear”), from صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, “to turn, to divert, to turn away, to avert”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɯɾf/
- Hyphenation: sırf
Adverb
sırf
- only, solely, nothing but
- Synonym: yalnızca
- completely, wholly
- Synonyms: tümüyle, tamamen
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صرف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1174
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صرف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 760
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sırf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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