telef

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic تَلَف (talaf, “destruction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈlɛf/

Noun

telef f (Arabic spelling تەلەف)

1. destruction, loss, perdition

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “telef”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 602

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تلف (telef), from Arabic تَلَف (talaf).

Noun

telef (definite accusative telefi, plural telefler)

1. destruction, loss
2. trash, waste

Declension

Declension of telef

singular plural nominative telef telefler definite accusative telefi telefleri dative telefe teleflere locative telefte teleflerde ablative teleften teleflerden genitive telefin teleflerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular telefim teleflerim 2nd singular telefin teleflerin 3rd singular telefi telefleri 1st plural telefimiz teleflerimiz 2nd plural telefiniz telefleriniz 3rd plural telefleri telefleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular telefimi teleflerimi 2nd singular telefini teleflerini 3rd singular telefini teleflerini 1st plural telefimizi teleflerimizi 2nd plural telefinizi teleflerinizi 3rd plural teleflerini teleflerini dative singular plural 1st singular telefime teleflerime 2nd singular telefine teleflerine 3rd singular telefine teleflerine 1st plural telefimize teleflerimize 2nd plural telefinize teleflerinize 3rd plural teleflerine teleflerine locative singular plural 1st singular telefimde teleflerimde 2nd singular telefinde teleflerinde 3rd singular telefinde teleflerinde 1st plural telefimizde teleflerimizde 2nd plural telefinizde teleflerinizde 3rd plural teleflerinde teleflerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular telefimden teleflerimden 2nd singular telefinden teleflerinden 3rd singular telefinden teleflerinden 1st plural telefimizden teleflerimizden 2nd plural telefinizden teleflerinizden 3rd plural teleflerinden teleflerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular telefimin teleflerimin 2nd singular telefinin teleflerinin 3rd singular telefinin teleflerinin 1st plural telefimizin teleflerimizin 2nd plural telefinizin teleflerinizin 3rd plural teleflerinin teleflerinin

Derived terms

• itlaf
• telef etmek
• telef olmak
• telefat

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “telef”, in Nişanyan Sözlük