Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic أَطْرَاف (ʔaṭrāf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ətraf

  1. (archaic) broken plural of tərəf (side)

Noun

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ətraf (definite accusative ətrafı, plural ətraflar)

  1. surrounding, vicinity, environs
    şəhərin ətraflarısurroundings of the city
  2. (anatomy) limb
    yuxarı ətraflarupper limbs
    aşağı ətraflarlower limbs
  3. company, circle, gang, group of people surrounding someone
    Özü yaxşıdır, ətrafı pis.
    He himself is good, but his circle is bad.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Postposition

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ətraf

  1. only used in ətrafında and ətrafına: around
    evin ətrafına hasar çəkmək
    to build a fence around the house
    (literally, “build a fence to all sides of the house”)

Adjective

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ətraf

  1. surrounding, local, neighboring
    Dağlıq Qarabağətraf rayonlarNagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts

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