तरफ़
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
तरफ़ • (taraf) f (Urdu spelling طرف)
- direction, side
- Synonym: ओर (or)
- हवाई जहाज़ कौनसी तरफ़ जा रहा है?
- havāī jahāz kaunsī taraf jā rahā hai?
- Which way is the plane going?
- side, edge; face
- side (of an argument), bias
- (historical) a revenue-collection area, a taraf, a tahsil
Declension edit
Declension of तरफ़ (fem cons-stem)
Derived terms edit
- की तरफ़ (kī taraf)
- तरफ़दार (tarafdār, “partisan; revenue-collector”)
- तरफ़दारी (tarafdārī, “partisanship, bias; revenue-collection”)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तरफ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.