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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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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf).
Adjective
sırf
- natural
References
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صرف (ṣırf, “pure, mere, sheer (said of that which is poor or bad)”),[1][2] from Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf, “pure, absolute, mere, clear”), from صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, “to turn, to divert, to turn away, to avert”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɯɾf/
- Hyphenation: sırf
Adverb
sırf
- only, solely, nothing but
- Synonym: yalnızca
- completely, wholly
- Synonyms: tümüyle, tamamen
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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