esnaf

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَصْنَاف (ʔaṣnāf).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧naf

Noun

esnaf

1. artisan, craftsman

   Synonyms: zenaat, zanaat, ders, işğal

Declension

Declension of esnaf

	singular	plural
nominative	esnaf	esnaflar
genitive	esnafnıñ	esnaflarnıñ
dative	esnafğa	esnaflarğa
accusative	esnafnı	esnaflarnı
locative	esnafda	esnaflarda
ablative	esnafdan	esnaflardan

References

• “esnaf”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اصناف, from Arabic أَصْنَاف (ʔaṣnāf), plural of صِنْف (ṣinf).

Noun

esnaf (definite accusative esnafı, plural esnaflar)

1. craftsman
2. corporation

Descendants

• → Romanian: isnaf
• → Albanian: esnafi
• → Greek: εσνάφι (esnáfi)

References

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