zarf

English

Etymology

Likely from Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf), from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).

Noun

zarf (plural zarfs)

1. An ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup and insulate it from the hand of the drinker.

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Albanian

Etymology

Likely from Ottoman Turkish ظرف, from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf, “container”).

Noun

zarf

1. envelope

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• zȁlf, zȁf

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf), from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zârf/

Noun

zȁrf m (Cyrillic spelling за̏рф)

1. zarf
2. envelope
3. armor, cover

Declension

Declension of zarf

	singular	plural
nominative	zarf	zarfovi
genitive	zarfa	zarfova
dative	zarfu	zarfovima
accusative	zarf	zarfove
vocative	zarfe	zarfovi
locative	zarfu	zarfovima
instrumental	zarfom	zarfovima

References

• “zarf” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 647

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf), from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf, “container”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zaɾf]

Noun

zarf (definite accusative zarfı, plural zarflar)

1. envelope
2. (grammar) adverb

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	zarf
Definite accusative	zarfı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zarf	zarflar
Definite accusative	zarfı	zarfları
Dative	zarfa	zarflara
Locative	zarfta	zarflarda
Ablative	zarftan	zarflardan
Genitive	zarfın	zarfların