sırf

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf).

Adverb

sırf

  1. strictly, purely; only
    sırf qadınlar üçün nəzərdə tutulmuş fitnes zalı ― a gym intended for women only
    Bu sırf daxili işləridir. ― This is purely their internal issue.

Further reading

  • “sırf” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf).

Adjective

sırf

  1. natural

References

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صرف (ṣırf, “pure, mere, sheer (said of that which is poor or bad)”),[1][2] from Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf, “pure, absolute, mere, clear”), from صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, “to turn, to divert, to turn away, to avert”).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɯɾf/
  • Hyphenation: sırf

Adverb

sırf

  1. only, solely, nothing but
    Synonym: yalnızca
  2. completely, wholly
    Synonyms: tümüyle, tamamen

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صرف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1174
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صرف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 760
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sırf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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