ظرف
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ظ ر ف (ẓ r f) |
| 6 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðˤarf/
Noun
ظَرْف • (ẓarf) m (plural ظُرُوف (ẓurūf))
- vessel, container, receptacle
- metal saucer
- box, pasteboard box, purse, bag
- egg cup
- envelope (for a letter)
- case
- cover
- (grammar) adverb, adverbial expression denoting place or time
- Hyponyms: ظَرْف زَمَان (ẓarf zamān), ظَرْف مَكَان (ẓarf makān)
- circumstance, condition
- wit, sagacity
- gracefulness, elegance, culture
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ظَرْف ẓarf |
الظَّرْف aẓ-ẓarf |
ظَرْف ẓarf |
| nominative | ظَرْفٌ ẓarfun |
الظَّرْفُ aẓ-ẓarfu |
ظَرْفُ ẓarfu |
| accusative | ظَرْفًا ẓarfan |
الظَّرْفَ aẓ-ẓarfa |
ظَرْفَ ẓarfa |
| genitive | ظَرْفٍ ẓarfin |
الظَّرْفِ aẓ-ẓarfi |
ظَرْفِ ẓarfi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | ظَرْفَيْن ẓarfayn |
الظَّرْفَيْن aẓ-ẓarfayn |
ظَرْفَيْ ẓarfay |
| nominative | ظَرْفَانِ ẓarfāni |
الظَّرْفَانِ aẓ-ẓarfāni |
ظَرْفَا ẓarfā |
| accusative | ظَرْفَيْنِ ẓarfayni |
الظَّرْفَيْنِ aẓ-ẓarfayni |
ظَرْفَيْ ẓarfay |
| genitive | ظَرْفَيْنِ ẓarfayni |
الظَّرْفَيْنِ aẓ-ẓarfayni |
ظَرْفَيْ ẓarfay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ظُرُوف ẓurūf |
الظُّرُوف aẓ-ẓurūf |
ظُرُوف ẓurūf |
| nominative | ظُرُوفٌ ẓurūfun |
الظُّرُوفُ aẓ-ẓurūfu |
ظُرُوفُ ẓurūfu |
| accusative | ظُرُوفًا ẓurūfan |
الظُّرُوفَ aẓ-ẓurūfa |
ظُرُوفَ ẓurūfa |
| genitive | ظُرُوفٍ ẓurūfin |
الظُّرُوفِ aẓ-ẓurūfi |
ظُرُوفِ ẓurūfi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: ظرف (ḏ̣arf)
- Hijazi Arabic: ظرف (ẓarf)
- → Afar: dárfi
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: ज़रफ़ (zaraf)
- Urdu: ظرف (z̤araf)
- → Ottoman Turkish: ظرف (zarf)
- → Persian: ظرف
- → Azerbaijani: zərf
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “ظرف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ظرف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Azerbaijani
Noun
ظرف
Declension
Declension of ظرف
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ظرف | ظرفلر |
| definite accusative | ظرفی | ظرفلری |
| dative | ظرفه | ظرفلره |
| locative | ظرفده | ظرفلرده |
| ablative | ظرفدن | ظرفلردن |
| definite genitive | ظرفین | ظرفلرین |
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ظ ر ف |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zˤarf/, /ðˤarf/
Noun
ظَرف • (ẓarf) m (plural ظُروف (ẓurūf))
Persian
FWOTD – 20 July 2022
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈðaɾf/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zäɾf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæɹf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zäɾf]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ḏarf |
| Dari reading? | zarf |
| Iranian reading? | zarf |
| Tajik reading? | zarf |
Noun
| Dari | ظرف |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | зарф |
ظرف • (zarf) (plural ظروف (zoruf), or ظرف‌ها)
- dish, vessel, container
- Synonym: بشقاب (bošqâb)
- ظرف‌هارا پاک کن ― zarf-hā-rā pāk kun ― clean the dishes (Dari, very formal)
- 2017, “عکس‌خبر؛ رکورد گران‌ترین ظرف چینی شکسته شد”, in BBC Persian[2]:
- رکورد گران‌ترین ظرف چینی شکسته شد
- rekord-e gerân-tarin zarf-e čini šekaste šod
- the record for the most expensive porcelain dish has been broken
- (figurative) ability, capacity
- (figurative) patience, forbearance
- (grammar) adverb
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: zərf
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zə.ɾəf/
- Rhymes: -əf
Noun
ظَرَف • (zaraf) ? (Hindi spelling ज़रफ़)