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English
Etymology
Hindi तरफ़ (taraf).
Noun
taraf (plural tarafs)
- A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.
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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf).
Pronunciation
Noun
taraf m (plural tarafe) (colloquial)
- side, faction (in a group of people)
- në tarafe ― into factions
- party, movement (group of people with common goals)
- (derogatory) group of friends that take always each other's side
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “taraf”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1447
- ^ 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 )
- side
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Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Noun
taraf m (plural turfén)
- 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)
- class, degree, grade, level,
- Synonyms: derajat, mutu, tingkat, tingkatan
- position, status.
- Synonyms: kedudukan, martabat
- phase, stage.
- Synonym: stadium
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Pronunciation
Noun
taraf n (plural tarafuri)
- folk band
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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish طرف (“end; side, edge; vicinity; region”), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Pronunciation
Noun
taraf (definite accusative tarafı, plural taraflar or etraf)
- side; one half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
- 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.
- (law) party; a person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
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Uzbek
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai طرف, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Noun
taraf (plural taraflar)
- side