örf

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عرف (ürf), from Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œɾf/

Noun

örf (definite accusative örfü, plural örfler)

1. (law) custom, usage (long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	örf
Definite accusative	örfü
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	örf	örfler
Definite accusative	örfü	örfleri
Dative	örfe	örflere
Locative	örfte	örflerde
Ablative	örften	örflerden
Genitive	örfün	örflerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular örfüm örflerim 2nd singular örfün örflerin 3rd singular örfü örfleri 1st plural örfümüz örflerimiz 2nd plural örfünüz örfleriniz 3rd plural örfleri örfleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular örfümü örflerimi 2nd singular örfünü örflerini 3rd singular örfünü örflerini 1st plural örfümüzü örflerimizi 2nd plural örfünüzü örflerinizi 3rd plural örflerini örflerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular örfüme örflerime 2nd singular örfüne örflerine 3rd singular örfüne örflerine 1st plural örfümüze örflerimize 2nd plural örfünüze örflerinize 3rd plural örflerine örflerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular örfümde örflerimde 2nd singular örfünde örflerinde 3rd singular örfünde örflerinde 1st plural örfümüzde örflerimizde 2nd plural örfünüzde örflerinizde 3rd plural örflerinde örflerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular örfümden örflerimden 2nd singular örfünden örflerinden 3rd singular örfünden örflerinden 1st plural örfümüzden örflerimizden 2nd plural örfünüzden örflerinizden 3rd plural örflerinden örflerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular örfümün örflerimin 2nd singular örfünün örflerinin 3rd singular örfünün örflerinin 1st plural örfümüzün örflerimizin 2nd plural örfünüzün örflerinizin 3rd plural örflerinin örflerinin

Related terms

• örfi (“customary”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “örf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük