तरफ़

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See also: तरफ, तारीफ़, and तरफ़ा

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɾəf/, [t̪ɐ.ɾɐf], /t̪ə.ɾəpʰ/, [t̪ɐ.ɾɐpʰ]

Noun[edit]

तरफ़ • (taraf) f (Urdu spelling طرف)

direction, side
Synonym: ओर (or)

हवाई जहाज़ कौनसी तरफ़ जा रहा है?
havāī jahāz kaunsī taraf jā rahā hai?
Which way is the plane going?
side, edge; face
side (of an argument), bias
(historical) a revenue-collection area, a taraf, a tahsil

Declension[edit]

Declension of तरफ़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तरफ़ taraf	तरफ़ें, अतराफ़ tarafẽ, atrāf
oblique	तरफ़ taraf	तरफ़ों, अतराफ़ों tarafõ, atrāfõ
vocative	तरफ़ taraf	तरफ़ो, अतराफ़ो tarafo, atrāfo

Derived terms[edit]

की तरफ़ (kī taraf)
तरफ़दार (tarafdār, “partisan; revenue-collector”)
तरफ़दारी (tarafdārī, “partisanship, bias; revenue-collection”)

References[edit]

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तरफ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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