zarif

See also: Zarif

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ظريف (zarif), from Arabic ظَرِيف (ẓarīf).

Adjective

zarif m or n (feminine singular zarifă, masculine plural zarifi, feminine and neuter plural zarife)

1. great, beautiful

Declension

Declension of zarif

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	zarif		zarifă	zarifi	zarife
	definite	zariful		zarifa	zarifii	zarifele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	zarif		zarife	zarifi	zarife
	definite	zarifului		zarifei	zarifilor	zarifelor

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ظَرِيف (ẓarīf).

Adjective

zarif

1. elegant (exhibiting elegance)

References

• “zarif”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zarif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	‍
Latin	zarif‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ظَرِيف (ẓarīf).

Adjective

zarif (comparative zarifroq, superlative eng zarif)

1. charming, elegant