چفت

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جفت (joft), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ywht /⁠ǰuxt⁠/), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *yuxtáh.

Noun

چفت • (çift) (definite accusative چفتی (çifti), plural چفتلر (çiftler))

  1. pair, couple, a set of two similar things taken together
    Synonym: زوج (zevc)
  2. mate, match, one of a pair, a single thing of a couple
    Synonyms: اش (eş), زوج (zevc)
  3. couple, two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship
    Synonym: زوج (zevc)
  4. yoke, team, a pair of draught animals yoked to a plough
    Synonym: قوش (koş)

Derived terms

  • چفت اولمق (çift olmak, “to become a pair”)
  • چفت ایشی (çift işi, “filigree”)
  • چفت سورمك (çift sürmek, “to drive the plough”)
  • چفت چبوق (çift çubuk, “the plough and the stick”)
  • چفتجی (çiftci, “farmer, agriculturist”)
  • چفتلشمك (çiftleşmek, “to couple sexually”)
  • چفتلك (çiftlik, “farm, agricultural estate”)
  • چفتلنمك (çiftlenmek, “to become a pair”)
  • چفته (çifte, “paired, double”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çift
  • → Albanian: çift
  • → Arabic: جِفْت (jift), شِفْت (šift)
  • → Armenian: չիֆթ (čʻiftʻ)
  • → Macedonian: чифт (čift)

Further reading

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