telef

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic تَلَف (talaf, destruction).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈlɛf/

Noun

telef f (Arabic spelling تەلەف)

  1. destruction, loss, perdition

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “telef”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 602

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تلف (telef), from Arabic تَلَف (talaf).

Noun

telef (definite accusative telefi, plural telefler)

  1. destruction, loss
  2. trash, waste

Declension

Declension of telef
singular plural
nominative telef telefler
definite accusative telefi telefleri
dative telefe teleflere
locative telefte teleflerde
ablative teleften teleflerden
genitive telefin teleflerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular telefim teleflerim
2nd singular telefin teleflerin
3rd singular telefi telefleri
1st plural telefimiz teleflerimiz
2nd plural telefiniz telefleriniz
3rd plural telefleri telefleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular telefimi teleflerimi
2nd singular telefini teleflerini
3rd singular telefini teleflerini
1st plural telefimizi teleflerimizi
2nd plural telefinizi teleflerinizi
3rd plural teleflerini teleflerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular telefime teleflerime
2nd singular telefine teleflerine
3rd singular telefine teleflerine
1st plural telefimize teleflerimize
2nd plural telefinize teleflerinize
3rd plural teleflerine teleflerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular telefimde teleflerimde
2nd singular telefinde teleflerinde
3rd singular telefinde teleflerinde
1st plural telefimizde teleflerimizde
2nd plural telefinizde teleflerinizde
3rd plural teleflerinde teleflerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular telefimden teleflerimden
2nd singular telefinden teleflerinden
3rd singular telefinden teleflerinden
1st plural telefimizden teleflerimizden
2nd plural telefinizden teleflerinizden
3rd plural teleflerinden teleflerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular telefimin teleflerimin
2nd singular telefinin teleflerinin
3rd singular telefinin teleflerinin
1st plural telefimizin teleflerimizin
2nd plural telefinizin teleflerinizin
3rd plural teleflerinin teleflerinin

Derived terms

References