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مصروف

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Arabic

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Root
ص ر ف (ṣ r f)
10 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, to turn, to divert, to spend).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَصْرُوف (maṣrūf)

  1. diverted
  2. spent (money)
  3. exchanged (money)
  4. dismissed, discharged, fired (from a job, etc)

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Noun

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مَصْرُوف (maṣrūfm (plural مَصْرُوفَات (maṣrūfāt) or مَصَارِيف (maṣārīf))

  1. expense, cost
  2. allowance

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Descendants

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَصْرُوف (maṣrūf).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَصْرُوف (masrūf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मसरूफ़)

  1. busy, occupied, engaged [with میں (mẽ) ‘in’]
    Synonym: مشغول (maśġūl)

References

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  • مصروف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مصروف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.