صرفا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرْفًا (ṣarfan). By surface analysis, صرف (serf, “pure”) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saɾ.ˈfan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.fǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.fǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.fǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.fǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [seɹ.fǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.fǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	sarfan
Dari reading?	sarfan
Iranian reading?	serfan
Tajik reading?	sarfan

Adverb

صرفاً • (serfan)

1. merely, only

   Synonyms: فقط (faqat), تنها (tanhâ)

   صرفاً یک علم نیست بلکه یک هنر است.

   serfan yek elm nist balke yek honar ast.

   It is not merely a science, but an art.