aferin

Turkish

Alternative forms

• aferim, afferim (nonstandard)
• âferin (superseded)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آفرین (āferīn, “well done”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (āferīn, “well done”), from Persian آفرین (âfarin, “bravo”), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 (āfrīn, “praise, blessing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑːfeɾ̞in]
• Hyphenation: a‧fe‧rin

Interjection

aferin

1. bravo, well done

Usage notes

• This term is usually used by the senior such as when talking to children. If it is said to an older addressee by a younger person, it is considered rude and insulting.

Synonyms

• bravo

Further reading

• “aferin”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “aferin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “aferin”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı