şerefe

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɾeˈfe/
• Hyphenation: şe‧re‧fe

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَرَّفَ (šarrafa, “to be noble, illustrious”).

Interjection

şerefe!

1. cheers (toast when drinking)

Related terms

• şeref (“honour”)
• yarasın

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish شرفه (şerefe), from Arabic شُرْفَة (šurfa, “veranda, balcony, battlement”).

Noun

şerefe (definite accusative şerefeyi, plural şerefeler)

1. gallery of a minaret, where the call to prayer is given
2. (archaic) battlement

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şerefe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شرفه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1122