sarf

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *sarf, from Vulgar Latin *sarpēs, from Latin serpēns. Cognate with Welsh sarff.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɹf/

Noun

sarf f (plural serf)

  1. snake, serpent
    Synonym: serpont

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • sarf gonna (scarf)
  • sarf-neyja (kite (toy))

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf).

Noun

sarf

  1. grammar
    Synonym: grammatika
  2. expenditure

Declension

Declension of sarf
singular plural
nominative sarf sarflar
genitive sarfnıñ sarflarnıñ
dative sarfqa sarflarğa
accusative sarfnı sarflarnı
locative sarfta sarflarda
ablative sarftan sarflardan

Derived terms

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صرف (sarf), from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf).

Noun

sarf (definite accusative sarfı, plural sarflar)

  1. expenditure; consumption

Derived terms

  • sarfiyat

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sarf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صرف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1174
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf). Compare Turkish sarf.

Noun

sarf (plural sarflar)

  1. expenditure

Derived terms