तरफ़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɾəf/, [t̪ɐ.ɾɐf], /t̪ə.ɾəpʰ/, [t̪ɐ.ɾɐpʰ]

Noun

तरफ़ • (taraf) f (Urdu spelling طرف)

  1. direction, side
    Synonym: ओर (or)
    हवाई जहाज़ कौनसी तरफ़ जा रहा है?
    havāī jahāz kaunsī taraf jā rahā hai?
    Which way is the plane going?
  2. side, edge; face
  3. side (of an argument), bias
  4. (historical) a revenue-collection area, a taraf, a tahsil

Declension
Declension of तरफ़ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तरफ़
taraf		 तरफ़ें, अतराफ़
tarafẽ, atrāf
oblique तरफ़
taraf		 तरफ़ों, अतराफ़ों
tarafõ, atrāfõ
vocative तरफ़
taraf		 तरफ़ो, अतराफ़ो
tarafo, atrāfo

Derived terms

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तरफ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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