taraf

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English

Etymology

From Hindi तरफ़ (taraf).

Noun

taraf (plural tarafs)

  1. A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.

Alternative forms

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

taraf m (plural tarafe) (colloquial)

  1. side, faction (in a group of people)
    tarafeinto factions
  2. party, movement (group of people with common goals)
  3. (derogatory) group of friends that take always each other's side

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “taráf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 424
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “taraf”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1447
  3. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “taraf”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 462

Further reading

  • “taraf”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1969

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Noun

taraf (accusative , plural )

  1. side

Derived terms

Cypriot Arabic

Root
t-r-f
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Noun

taraf m (plural turfén)

  1. end, extremity

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 322

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay taraf, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, end, tip, point, edge).

Pronunciation

Noun

taraf (plural taraf-taraf, first-person possessive tarafku, second-person possessive tarafmu, third-person possessive tarafnya)

  1. class, degree, grade, level,
    Synonyms: derajat, mutu, tingkat, tingkatan
  2. position, status.
    Synonyms: kedudukan, martabat
  3. phase, stage.
    Synonym: stadium

Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation

Noun

taraf n (plural tarafuri)

  1. folk band

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative taraf taraful tarafuri tarafurile
genitive-dative taraf tarafului tarafuri tarafurilor
vocative tarafule tarafurilor

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طرف (end; side, edge; vicinity; region), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Hyphenation: ta‧raf

Noun

taraf (definite accusative tarafı, plural taraflar or etraf)

  1. side; one half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
  2. side; a group of people of a certain allegiance or adherence. Usage examples: mother's side, German side in WWII, supporters/fans of a sports team, etc.
  3. (law) party; a person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative taraf
Definite accusative tarafı
Singular Plural
Nominative taraf taraflar
Definite accusative tarafı tarafları
Dative tarafa taraflara
Locative tarafta taraflarda
Ablative taraftan taraflardan
Genitive tarafın tarafların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular tarafım taraflarım
2nd singular tarafın tarafların
3rd singular tarafı tarafları
1st plural tarafımız taraflarımız
2nd plural tarafınız taraflarınız
3rd plural tarafları tarafları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular tarafımı taraflarımı
2nd singular tarafını taraflarını
3rd singular tarafını taraflarını
1st plural tarafımızı taraflarımızı
2nd plural tarafınızı taraflarınızı
3rd plural taraflarını taraflarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular tarafıma taraflarıma
2nd singular tarafına taraflarına
3rd singular tarafına taraflarına
1st plural tarafımıza taraflarımıza
2nd plural tarafınıza taraflarınıza
3rd plural taraflarına taraflarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular tarafımda taraflarımda
2nd singular tarafında taraflarında
3rd singular tarafında taraflarında
1st plural tarafımızda taraflarımızda
2nd plural tarafınızda taraflarınızda
3rd plural taraflarında taraflarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular tarafımdan taraflarımdan
2nd singular tarafından taraflarından
3rd singular tarafından taraflarından
1st plural tarafımızdan taraflarımızdan
2nd plural tarafınızdan taraflarınızdan
3rd plural taraflarından taraflarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular tarafımın taraflarımın
2nd singular tarafının taraflarının
3rd singular tarafının taraflarının
1st plural tarafımızın taraflarımızın
2nd plural tarafınızın taraflarınızın
3rd plural taraflarının taraflarının

Derived terms

References

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai طرف, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Noun

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic тараф
Latin
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

taraf (plural taraflar)

  1. side