صراف

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Arabic

Root
ص ر ف (ṣ r f)
8 terms
صَرَّاف

Etymology

Occupational noun from the verb صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, to pay out, spend, change money).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَرَّاف (ṣarrāfm (plural صَرَّافُونَ (ṣarrāfūna), feminine صَرَّافَة (ṣarrāfa))

  1. moneychanger
  2. cashier
    صَرَّاف آلِيّṣarrāf ʔāliyya cash machine; an ATM
  3. banker
  4. grammarian

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Proper noun

صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf?

  1. a surname

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ص ر ف
3 terms
صَرَّاف

Etymology

From Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَرَّاف (ṣarrāfm (plural صَرَّافات (ṣarrāfāt))

  1. ATM, automated teller machine

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Noun

صراف (sarrâf)

  1. money changer

Descendants

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صراف (sarrāf).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَرافُ (sarāfum (Devanagari सराफ़ु)

  1. banker
  2. judge

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “صَرافُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Khānu, Balocu (19601988) “صَرافُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ