taraftar
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish طرفدار (tarafdar), from Persian طرفدار (tarafdâr), from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “side”) + Persian دار (-dâr). By surface analysis, taraf + -dar.
Noun edit
taraftar (definite accusative taraftarı, plural taraftarlar)
Antonyms edit
- tarafsız (“neutral”)
Related terms edit
- taraf (“side”)
- (dialectal, Smyrna) taraf taraf aramak (“seek every nook and cranny”)
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “taraftar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طرفدار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1237
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN