طرف دار

See also: طرفدار

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طرفدار (tarafdār). By surface analysis, طرف (taraf) +‎ دار (-dār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɾəf d̪ɑːɾ/

Adjective

طَرَف دار • (taraf dār) (Hindi spelling तरफ़दार)

1. taking a side; partial

Noun

طَرَف دار • (taraf dār) m (Hindi spelling तरफ़दार)

1. a party-man, partisan; a follower; a sectary; an assistant

Further reading

• “دار طرف دار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “طرف دار”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “دار طرف دار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.