सर्फ़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صرف (sarf), from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səɾf/, [sɐɾf], /səɾpʰ/, [sɐɾpʰ]

Noun

सर्फ़ • (sarf) m

1. expenditure, expense
2. consuming, using

Adjective

सर्फ़ • (sarf) m

1. expensed, consumed, used
   • Brij Narayan Chakbast, रामायण का एक सीन:

     दर्द-ए-दिल-ए-ग़रीब जो सर्फ़-ए-बयाँ हुआ
     ख़ून-ए-जिगर का रंग सुख़न से अयाँ हुआ

     dard-e-dil-e-ġarīb jo sarf-e-bayā̃ huā
     xūn-e-jigar kā raṅg suxan se ayā̃ huā

     Pain of the heart of the poor when it got expensed in the exposition,
     The colour of blood of the heart was made manifest from the discourse

Related terms

• सर्फ़ा (sarfā)