esnaf

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَصْنَاف (ʔaṣnāf).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧naf

Noun

esnaf

  1. artisan, craftsman
    Synonyms: zenaat, zanaat, ders, işğal

Declension

Declension of esnaf
singular plural
nominative esnaf esnaflar
genitive esnafnıñ esnaflarnıñ
dative esnafğa esnaflarğa
accusative esnafnı esnaflarnı
locative esnafda esnaflarda
ablative esnafdan esnaflardan

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اصناف, from Arabic أَصْنَاف (ʔaṣnāf), plural of صِنْف (ṣinf).

Noun

esnaf (definite accusative esnafı, plural esnaflar)

  1. craftsman
  2. corporation

Descendants

  • Romanian: isnaf
  • Albanian: esnafi
  • Greek: εσνάφι (esnáfi)

References