तरफ़

See also: तरफ, तारीफ़, and तरफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɾəf/, [t̪ɐ.ɾɐf], /t̪ə.ɾəpʰ/, [t̪ɐ.ɾɐpʰ]

Noun

तरफ़ • (taraf) f (Urdu spelling طرف)

direction, side
Synonym: ओर (or)

हवाई जहाज़ कौनसी तरफ़ जा रहा है?
havāī jahāz kaunsī taraf jā rahā hai?
Which way is the plane going?
side, edge; face
side (of an argument), bias
(historical) a revenue-collection area, a taraf, a tahsil

Declension

Declension of *तरफ़* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	तरफ़ taraf	तरफ़ें, अतराफ़ tarafẽ, atrāf
oblique	तरफ़ taraf	तरफ़ों, अतराफ़ों tarafõ, atrāfõ
vocative	तरफ़ taraf	तरफ़ो, अतराफ़ो tarafo, atrāfo

Derived terms

की तरफ़ (kī taraf)
तरफ़दार (tarafdār, “partisan; revenue-collector”)
तरफ़दारी (tarafdārī, “partisanship, bias; revenue-collection”)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तरफ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.