طرف

See also: طرق and ظرف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ر ف (ṭ-r-f).

Noun

طَرْف • (ṭarf) m

1. eye
2. glance, look

Declension

Declension of noun طَرْف (ṭarf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرْف ṭarf	الطَّرْف aṭ-ṭarf	طَرْف ṭarf
Nominative	طَرْفٌ ṭarfun	الطَّرْفُ aṭ-ṭarfu	طَرْفُ ṭarfu
Accusative	طَرْفًا ṭarfan	الطَّرْفَ aṭ-ṭarfa	طَرْفَ ṭarfa
Genitive	طَرْفٍ ṭarfin	الطَّرْفِ aṭ-ṭarfi	طَرْفِ ṭarfi

Noun

طَرَف • (ṭaraf) m (plural أَطْرَاف (ʔaṭrāf))

1. end, tip, point, edge, border
2. side
3. area, section
4. part, bit, some (مِن (min) something)
5. limb
6. participant, party, player, team

Declension

Declension of noun طَرَف (ṭaraf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرَف ṭaraf	الطَّرَف aṭ-ṭaraf	طَرَف ṭaraf
Nominative	طَرَفٌ ṭarafun	الطَّرَفُ aṭ-ṭarafu	طَرَفُ ṭarafu
Accusative	طَرَفًا ṭarafan	الطَّرَفَ aṭ-ṭarafa	طَرَفَ ṭarafa
Genitive	طَرَفٍ ṭarafin	الطَّرَفِ aṭ-ṭarafi	طَرَفِ ṭarafi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرَفَيْن ṭarafayn	الطَّرَفَيْن aṭ-ṭarafayn	طَرَفَيْ ṭarafay
Nominative	طَرَفَانِ ṭarafāni	الطَّرَفَانِ aṭ-ṭarafāni	طَرَفَا ṭarafā
Accusative	طَرَفَيْنِ ṭarafayni	الطَّرَفَيْنِ aṭ-ṭarafayni	طَرَفَيْ ṭarafay
Genitive	طَرَفَيْنِ ṭarafayni	الطَّرَفَيْنِ aṭ-ṭarafayni	طَرَفَيْ ṭarafay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَطْرَاف ʔaṭrāf	الْأَطْرَاف al-ʔaṭrāf	أَطْرَاف ʔaṭrāf
Nominative	أَطْرَافٌ ʔaṭrāfun	الْأَطْرَافُ al-ʔaṭrāfu	أَطْرَافُ ʔaṭrāfu
Accusative	أَطْرَافًا ʔaṭrāfan	الْأَطْرَافَ al-ʔaṭrāfa	أَطْرَافَ ʔaṭrāfa
Genitive	أَطْرَافٍ ʔaṭrāfin	الْأَطْرَافِ al-ʔaṭrāfi	أَطْرَافِ ʔaṭrāfi

Descendants

• Maltese: tarf
• → Azerbaijani: tərəf
• → Bashkir: тараф (taraf), тарафынан (tarafınan)
• → Kazakh: тарап (tarap)
• → Persian: طرف (taraf)
  • → Hindi: तरफ़ (taraf)
• → Turkish: taraf

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Noun

طرف • (taraf)

1. end; side; edge; border

   بر طرفدن ― bir tarafdan ― from one side

2. part, portion
3. site, place
4. district, region
5. side (one party in a dispute)

   طرف طوتمق ― taraf tutmak ― to take sides

Descendants

• Turkish: taraf
• → Armenian: թարաֆ (tʻaraf)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taraf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طرف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1237

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

طرف • (taraf)

1. side
2. area
3. direction

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Noun

طرف • (taraf) f (Hindi spelling तरफ़)

1. side
2. direction