Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ترفیع (terfi), from Arabic تَرْفِيع (tarfīʕ), verbal noun of رَفَعَ (rafaʕa).
Pronunciation
Noun
terfi (definite accusative terfii or terfiyi, plural terfiler)
- promotion
- elevation
Declension
Declension of terfi
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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terfi
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terfiler
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| definite accusative
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terfiyi
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terfileri
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| dative
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terfiye
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terfilere
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| locative
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terfide
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terfilerde
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| ablative
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terfiden
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terfilerden
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| genitive
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terfinin
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terfilerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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terfim
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terfilerim
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| 2nd singular
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terfin
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terfilerin
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| 3rd singular
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terfisi
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terfileri
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| 1st plural
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terfimiz
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terfilerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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terfiniz
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terfileriniz
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| 3rd plural
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terfileri
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terfileri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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terfimi
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terfilerimi
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| 2nd singular
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terfini
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terfilerini
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| 3rd singular
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terfisini
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terfilerini
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| 1st plural
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terfimizi
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terfilerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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terfinizi
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terfilerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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terfilerini
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terfilerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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terfime
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terfilerime
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| 2nd singular
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terfine
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terfilerine
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| 3rd singular
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terfisine
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terfilerine
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| 1st plural
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terfimize
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terfilerimize
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| 2nd plural
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terfinize
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terfilerinize
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| 3rd plural
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terfilerine
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terfilerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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terfimde
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terfilerimde
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| 2nd singular
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terfinde
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terfilerinde
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| 3rd singular
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terfisinde
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terfilerinde
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| 1st plural
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terfimizde
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terfilerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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terfinizde
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terfilerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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terfilerinde
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terfilerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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terfimden
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terfilerimden
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| 2nd singular
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terfinden
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terfilerinden
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| 3rd singular
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terfisinden
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terfilerinden
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| 1st plural
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terfimizden
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terfilerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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terfinizden
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terfilerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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terfilerinden
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terfilerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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terfimin
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terfilerimin
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| 2nd singular
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terfinin
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terfilerinin
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| 3rd singular
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terfisinin
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terfilerinin
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| 1st plural
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terfimizin
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terfilerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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terfinizin
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terfilerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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terfilerinin
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terfilerinin
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Derived terms
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ترفیع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 363
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “terfi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- “terfi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu