صراف

Arabic

Root
ص ر ف (ṣ r f)
10 terms

Etymology

Occupational noun from the verb صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, “to pay out, spend, change money”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤar.raːf/

Noun

صَرَّاف • (ṣarrāf) m (plural صَرَّافُونَ (ṣarrāfūna), feminine صَرَّافَة (ṣarrāfa))

moneychanger
cashier
صَرَّاف آلِيّ ― ṣarrāf ʔāliyy ― a cash machine; an ATM
banker
grammarian

Declension

Declension of noun **صَرَّاف** (ṣarrāf)
singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَرَّاف ṣarrāf	الصَّرَّاف aṣ-ṣarrāf	صَرَّاف ṣarrāf	صَرَّافَة ṣarrāfa	الصَّرَّافَة aṣ-ṣarrāfa	صَرَّافَة ṣarrāfat
nominative	صَرَّافٌ ṣarrāfun	الصَّرَّافُ aṣ-ṣarrāfu	صَرَّافُ ṣarrāfu	صَرَّافَةٌ ṣarrāfatun	الصَّرَّافَةُ aṣ-ṣarrāfatu	صَرَّافَةُ ṣarrāfatu
accusative	صَرَّافًا ṣarrāfan	الصَّرَّافَ aṣ-ṣarrāfa	صَرَّافَ ṣarrāfa	صَرَّافَةً ṣarrāfatan	الصَّرَّافَةَ aṣ-ṣarrāfata	صَرَّافَةَ ṣarrāfata
genitive	صَرَّافٍ ṣarrāfin	الصَّرَّافِ aṣ-ṣarrāfi	صَرَّافِ ṣarrāfi	صَرَّافَةٍ ṣarrāfatin	الصَّرَّافَةِ aṣ-ṣarrāfati	صَرَّافَةِ ṣarrāfati
dual	masculine			feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَرَّافَيْن ṣarrāfayn	الصَّرَّافَيْن aṣ-ṣarrāfayn	صَرَّافَيْ ṣarrāfay	صَرَّافَتَيْن ṣarrāfatayn	الصَّرَّافَتَيْن aṣ-ṣarrāfatayn	صَرَّافَتَيْ ṣarrāfatay
nominative	صَرَّافَانِ ṣarrāfāni	الصَّرَّافَانِ aṣ-ṣarrāfāni	صَرَّافَا ṣarrāfā	صَرَّافَتَانِ ṣarrāfatāni	الصَّرَّافَتَانِ aṣ-ṣarrāfatāni	صَرَّافَتَا ṣarrāfatā
accusative	صَرَّافَيْنِ ṣarrāfayni	الصَّرَّافَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarrāfayni	صَرَّافَيْ ṣarrāfay	صَرَّافَتَيْنِ ṣarrāfatayni	الصَّرَّافَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarrāfatayni	صَرَّافَتَيْ ṣarrāfatay
genitive	صَرَّافَيْنِ ṣarrāfayni	الصَّرَّافَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarrāfayni	صَرَّافَيْ ṣarrāfay	صَرَّافَتَيْنِ ṣarrāfatayni	الصَّرَّافَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarrāfatayni	صَرَّافَتَيْ ṣarrāfatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَرَّافِين ṣarrāfīn	الصَّرَّافِين aṣ-ṣarrāfīn	صَرَّافِي ṣarrāfī	صَرَّافَات ṣarrāfāt	الصَّرَّافَات aṣ-ṣarrāfāt	صَرَّافَات ṣarrāfāt
nominative	صَرَّافُونَ ṣarrāfūna	الصَّرَّافُونَ aṣ-ṣarrāfūna	صَرَّافُو ṣarrāfū	صَرَّافَاتٌ ṣarrāfātun	الصَّرَّافَاتُ aṣ-ṣarrāfātu	صَرَّافَاتُ ṣarrāfātu
accusative	صَرَّافِينَ ṣarrāfīna	الصَّرَّافِينَ aṣ-ṣarrāfīna	صَرَّافِي ṣarrāfī	صَرَّافَاتٍ ṣarrāfātin	الصَّرَّافَاتِ aṣ-ṣarrāfāti	صَرَّافَاتِ ṣarrāfāti
genitive	صَرَّافِينَ ṣarrāfīna	الصَّرَّافِينَ aṣ-ṣarrāfīna	صَرَّافِي ṣarrāfī	صَرَّافَاتٍ ṣarrāfātin	الصَّرَّافَاتِ aṣ-ṣarrāfāti	صَرَّافَاتِ ṣarrāfāti

Derived terms

صَرَّافَة (ṣarrāfa)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: sərraf
→ Ladino: סאראף, saraf
→ Middle Armenian: սառաֆ (saṙaf)
- Armenian: սառաֆ (saṙaf), սարաֆ (saraf), Սարաֆյան (Sarafyan)
→ Ottoman Turkish: صراف (ṣarraf)
> Turkish: sarraf (inherited)
→ Persian: صراف (sarâf)
- → Gujarati: સરાફ (sarāph)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: सर्राफ़ (sarrāf), सराफ़ (sarāf)
  Urdu: صَرّاف (sarrāf)
  - → English: saraf, shroff
- → Maithili:
  Devanagari script: सराफ (sarāph)
  Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒩𑒰𑒤 (sarāpha)
- → Marathi: सराफ (sarāph)
- → Ottoman Turkish: صراف (sarraf), صرافان pl (sarrâfân)
  - → Romanian: zaraf
  - Turkish: sarraf
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਸਰਾਫ਼ (sarāf)
  Shahmukhi script: صَراف (ṣarāf)
- → Sindhi:
  Arabic script: صَرافُ
  Devanagari script: सराफ़ु
→ Uyghur: سارراپ (sarrap)
→ Uzbek: sarrof

Proper noun

صَرَّاف • (ṣarrāf) ?

a surname

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صراف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ص ر ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤar.raːf/

Noun

صَرَّاف • (ṣarrāf) m (plural صَرَّافات (ṣarrāfāt))

ATM, automated teller machine

Related terms

صَرَف (ṣarāf, “to exchange, withdraw money”)
صَرَّف (ṣarrāf, “to ditch”)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /saɾ.ˈɾaːf/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sär.rɑ́ːf]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sär.rɑ́ːf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sär.rɔ́ːf]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.ɹɒ́ːf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ɾɔ́f]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sarrāf
Dari reading^?	sarrāf
Iranian reading^?	sarrâf
Tajik reading^?	sarrof

Noun

صراف • (sarrâf)

money changer
(historical) banker, money dealer
- c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 239:
  صراف بسی وصف در و گهر خود گفت
  خندید که بهتر نبود از گهر من
  sarrāf basē wasf-i durr u guhar-i xwad guft
  xandīd ki bihtar nabūd az guhar-i man
  The banker made a long description of his pearls and jewels,
  But he laughed that there was nothing better than my own jewel.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

صرافی (sarrâfi)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: સરાફ (sarāph)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: सर्राफ़ (sarrāf), सराफ़ (sarāf)

Urdu: صَرّاف (sarrāf)
- → English: saraf, shroff
→ Maithili:
Devanagari script: सराफ (sarāph)

Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒩𑒰𑒤 (sarāpha)
→ Marathi: सराफ (sarāph)
→ Ottoman Turkish: صراف (sarraf), صرافان pl (sarrâfân)
- → Romanian: zaraf
- Turkish: sarraf
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਸਰਾਫ਼ (sarāf)

Shahmukhi script: صَراف (ṣarāf)
→ Sindhi:
Arabic script: صَرافُ

Devanagari script: सराफ़ु

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (sarrāf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sərɑfʊ]

Noun

صَرافُ • (sarāfu) m (Devanagari सराफ़ु)

banker
judge

References

Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “صَرافُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “صَرافُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

Arabic

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Hijazi Arabic

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Persian

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Sindhi

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