اتلاف

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic إِتْلَاف (ʔitlāf).

Noun

اتلاف • (itlaf) (plural اتلافات)

  1. destruction
  2. loss
  3. waste

Derived terms

  • اتلاف ایتمك (itlaf etmek)

Descendants

  • Turkish: itlaf

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِتْلَاف (ʔitlāf).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? itlāf
Dari reading? itlāf
Iranian reading? etlâf
Tajik reading? itlof

Noun

اِتلاف • (etlâf)

  1. waste, wasting
    اتلاف پول ― etlâf-e pul ― waste of money
    اتلاف وقت ― etlâf-e vaqt ― wasting time
  2. decay, ruin

Derived terms

  • اتلاف کردن (etlâf kardan, “to waste”)

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: इत्लाफ़ (itlāf)
    Urdu: اِتْلاف (itlāf)

Urdu

Etymology

Derived from Arabic إِتْلَاف (ʔitlāf).

Noun

اِتْلاف • (itlāf) m (Hindi spelling इत्लाफ़)

  1. decay, loss, ruin

Derived terms

  • تلف ہونا, تلف کرنا
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