taraf
English edit
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Noun edit
taraf (plural tarafs)
- A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.
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Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf).[1][2][3]
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Noun edit
taraf m (plural tarafe) (colloquial)
- side, faction (in a group of people)
- në tarafe ― into factions
- party, movement (group of people with common goals)
- (derogatory) group of friends that take always each other's side
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “taráf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 424
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “taraf”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1447
- ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “taraf”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 462
Further reading edit
- “taraf”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1969
Crimean Tatar edit
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taraf (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
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Cypriot Arabic edit
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t-r-f |
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taraf m (plural turfén)
References edit
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 322
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay taraf, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “end, tip, point, edge”).
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Noun edit
taraf (plural taraf-taraf, first-person possessive tarafku, second-person possessive tarafmu, third-person possessive tarafnya)
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Further reading edit
- “taraf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taraf n (plural tarafuri)
- folk band
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) taraf | taraful | (niște) tarafuri | tarafurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) taraf | tarafului | (unor) tarafuri | tarafurilor |
vocative | tarafule | tarafurilor |
Further reading edit
- taraf in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish طرف (“end; side, edge; vicinity; region”), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taraf (definite accusative tarafı, plural taraflar or etraf)
- side; one half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
- side; a group of people of a certain allegiance or adherence. Usage examples: mother's side, German side in WWII, supporters/fans of a sports team, etc.
- (law) party; a person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
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Related terms edit
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taraf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Chagatai طرف, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
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Cyrillic | тараф (taraf) |
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Perso-Arabic |
taraf (plural taraflar)