esnaf

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اصناف, from Arabic أَصْنَاف (ʔaṣnāf), plural of صِنْف (ṣinf).

Noun

esnaf (definite accusative esnafı, plural esnaflar)

1. craftsman
2. corporation

Descendants

• → Romanian: isnaf
• → Albanian: esnafi
• → Greek: εσνάφι (esnáfi)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “esnaf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük