إسراف

See also: اسراف

Arabic

Root
س ر ف (s-r-f)

Etymology

Verbal noun of أَسْرَفَ (ʔasrafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔis.raːf/

Noun

إِسْرَاف • (ʔisrāf) m

  1. verbal noun of أَسْرَفَ (ʔasrafa) (form IV)
  2. extravagance, splurge, squander, prodigality
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:147:
      رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا
      “Our Lord! Forgive our sins and excesses.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: israf
  • Kazakh: ысырап (ysyrap)
  • Ottoman Turkish: اسراف
  • Persian: اسراف
  • Urdu: اسراف (isrāf)
  • Uzbek: isrof
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