taraf

English

Etymology

From Hindi तरफ़ (taraf).

Noun

taraf (plural tarafs)

1. A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.

Alternative forms

• tarf, tarruf, taruf, terf, teruf

Related terms

• tarafdar

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈɾaf/
• Rhymes: -af

Noun

taraf m (plural tarafe) (colloquial)

1. side, faction (in a group of people)

   në tarafe ― into factions

2. party, movement (group of people with common goals)
3. (derogatory) group of friends that take always each other's side

Derived terms

• tarafllëk

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 1969

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Noun

taraf (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. side

Derived terms

• tarafından
• tarafsız

Cypriot Arabic

Root
t-r-f
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Noun

taraf m (plural turfén)

1. end, extremity

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 322

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay taraf, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “end, tip, point, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.raf/
• Rhymes: -raf, -af, -f
• Hyphenation: ta‧raf

Noun

taraf (plural taraf-taraf)

1. class, degree, grade, level,

   Synonyms: derajat, mutu, tingkat, tingkatan

2. position, status

   Synonyms: kedudukan, martabat

3. phase, stage

   Synonym: stadium

Derived terms

• bertaraf
• menarafkan
• menyetarafkan
• penarafan
• setaraf

• taraf kematangan
• taraf kesukaran
• taraf prestasi

Further reading

• “taraf”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈraf/

Noun

taraf n (plural tarafuri)

1. folk band

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	taraf	taraful	tarafuri	tarafurile
genitive-dative	taraf	tarafului	tarafuri	tarafurilor
vocative	tarafule		tarafurilor

Further reading

• “taraf”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طرف (“end; side, edge; vicinity; region”), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑɾɑf]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ta‧raf

Noun

taraf (definite accusative tarafı, plural taraflar or etraf)

1. side; one half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
2. side; a group of people of a certain allegiance or adherence. Usage examples: mother's side, German side in WWII, supporters/fans of a sports team, etc.
3. (law) party; a person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

Declension

Declension of taraf

singular plural nominative taraf taraflar definite accusative tarafı tarafları dative tarafa taraflara locative tarafta taraflarda ablative taraftan taraflardan genitive tarafın tarafların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular tarafım taraflarım 2nd singular tarafın tarafların 3rd singular tarafı tarafları 1st plural tarafımız taraflarımız 2nd plural tarafınız taraflarınız 3rd plural tarafları tarafları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular tarafımı taraflarımı 2nd singular tarafını taraflarını 3rd singular tarafını taraflarını 1st plural tarafımızı taraflarımızı 2nd plural tarafınızı taraflarınızı 3rd plural taraflarını taraflarını dative singular plural 1st singular tarafıma taraflarıma 2nd singular tarafına taraflarına 3rd singular tarafına taraflarına 1st plural tarafımıza taraflarımıza 2nd plural tarafınıza taraflarınıza 3rd plural taraflarına taraflarına locative singular plural 1st singular tarafımda taraflarımda 2nd singular tarafında taraflarında 3rd singular tarafında taraflarında 1st plural tarafımızda taraflarımızda 2nd plural tarafınızda taraflarınızda 3rd plural taraflarında taraflarında ablative singular plural 1st singular tarafımdan taraflarımdan 2nd singular tarafından taraflarından 3rd singular tarafından taraflarından 1st plural tarafımızdan taraflarımızdan 2nd plural tarafınızdan taraflarınızdan 3rd plural taraflarından taraflarından genitive singular plural 1st singular tarafımın taraflarımın 2nd singular tarafının taraflarının 3rd singular tarafının taraflarının 1st plural tarafımızın taraflarımızın 2nd plural tarafınızın taraflarınızın 3rd plural taraflarının taraflarının

Derived terms

• taraflı
• tarafsız

Related terms

• bertaraf (“aside, out of the way”)
• etraf
• taraftar (“partisan, supporter”)

References

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

Uzbek

Other scripts

Arabic	Afghan Uzbek
	Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic		тараф
Latin

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai طرف (ṭrf), from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧raf

Noun

taraf (plural taraflar)

1. side

Declension

Declension of taraf

	singular	plural
nominative	taraf	taraflar
genitive	tarafning	taraflarning
dative	tarafga	taraflarga
definite accusative	tarafni	taraflarni
locative	tarafda	taraflarda
ablative	tarafdan	taraflardan
similative	tarafdek	taraflardek

Possessive forms of taraf

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	tarafim	taraflarim
genitive	tarafimning	taraflarimning
dative	tarafimga	taraflarimga
definite accusative	tarafimni	taraflarimni
locative	tarafimda	taraflarimda
ablative	tarafimdan	taraflarimdan
similative	tarafimdek	taraflarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	tarafing	taraflaring
genitive	tarafingning	taraflaringning
dative	tarafingga	taraflaringga
definite accusative	tarafingni	taraflaringni
locative	tarafingda	taraflaringda
ablative	tarafingdan	taraflaringdan
similative	tarafingdek	taraflaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	tarafi	taraflari
genitive	tarafining	taraflarining
dative	tarafiga	taraflariga
definite accusative	tarafini	taraflarini
locative	tarafida	taraflarida
ablative	tarafidan	taraflaridan
similative	tarafidek	taraflaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	tarafimiz	taraflarimiz
genitive	tarafimizning	taraflarimizning
dative	tarafimizga	taraflarimizga
definite accusative	tarafimizni	taraflarimizni
locative	tarafimizda	taraflarimizda
ablative	tarafimizdan	taraflarimizdan
similative	tarafimizdek	taraflarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	tarafingiz	taraflaringiz
genitive	tarafingizning	taraflaringizning
dative	tarafingizga	taraflaringizga
definite accusative	tarafingizni	taraflaringizni
locative	tarafingizda	taraflaringizda
ablative	tarafingizdan	taraflaringizdan
similative	tarafingizdek	taraflaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	tarafi	taraflari
genitive	tarafining	taraflarining
dative	tarafiga	taraflariga
definite accusative	tarafini	taraflarini
locative	tarafida	taraflarida
ablative	tarafidan	taraflaridan
similative	tarafidek	taraflaridek

Derived terms

• taraflik

Further reading

• “taraf“ in izoh.uz