taraftar

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طرفدار (tarafdar), from Persian طرفدار (tarafdâr), from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “side”) +‎ Persian ـدار (-dâr). By surface analysis, taraf +‎ -dar.

Noun

taraftar (definite accusative taraftarı, plural taraftarlar)

1. partisan; supporter

Antonyms

• tarafsız (“neutral”)

Related terms

• taraf (“side”)
• (dialectal, Smyrna) taraf taraf aramak (“seek every nook and cranny”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taraftar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طرفدار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1237
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN