sarf

Cornish

Anaconda melyn (Eunectes notaeus)

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *sarf, from Vulgar Latin *sarpēs, from Latin serpēns. Cognate with Welsh sarff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɹf/

Noun

sarf f (plural serf)

1. snake, serpent

   Synonym: serpont

Hyponyms

• nader (“adder”)

Derived terms

• sarf gonna (“scarf”)
• sarf-neyja (“kite (toy)”)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf).

Noun

sarf

1. grammar

   Synonym: grammatika

2. expenditure

Declension

Declension of sarf

	singular	plural
nominative	sarf	sarflar
genitive	sarfnıñ	sarflarnıñ
dative	sarfqa	sarflarğa
accusative	sarfnı	sarflarnı
locative	sarfta	sarflarda
ablative	sarftan	sarflardan

Derived terms

• sarf etmek
• sarf etüv
• sarfiy

References

• “sarf”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صرف (sarf), from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf).

Noun

sarf (definite accusative sarfı, plural sarflar)

1. expenditure; consumption

Derived terms

• sarfetmek

Related terms

• sarfiyat

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sarf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صرف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1174
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf). Compare Turkish sarf.

Noun

sarf (plural sarflar)

1. expenditure

Derived terms

• sarflamoq (“to spend”)