तरफ़

See also: तरफ, तारीफ़, and तरफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf). Cognate with Turkish taraf.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

तरफ़ • (taraf) f (Urdu spelling طرف)

1. direction, side

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   हवाई जहाज़ कौनसी तरफ़ जा रहा है?

   havāī jahāz kaunsī taraf jā rahā hai?

   Which way is the plane going?

   Synonym: ओर (or)

2. side, edge; face
3. side (of an argument), bias
4. (historical) a revenue-collection area, a taraf, a tahsil

Derived terms

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

References

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