Arabic

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Root
س ر ف (s r f)
4 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of أَسْرَفَ‎ (ʔasrafa, to be excessive).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُسْرِف (musrif) (feminine مُسْرِفَة (musrifa), masculine plural مُسْرِفُونَ (musrifūna), feminine plural مُسْرِفَات (musrifāt))

  1. active participle of أَسْرَفَ‎ (ʔasrafa)
  2. being excessive
  3. prodigal, extravagant, spendthrift, wasteful (profuse in expenditure)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:31:
      وَكُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
      Eat and drink, but do not waste. Surely the Lord does not like the wasteful.
  4. (Islam) excessive in committing sins
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 40:28:
      إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌۭ كَذَّابٌۭ
      Surely Allah does not guide whoever is a transgressor, a total liar.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: müsrif
  • Persian: مسرف
  • Ottoman Turkish: مسرف‎ (müsrif)