sırf

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf).

Adverb

sırf

  1. strictly, purely; only
    sırf qadınlar üçün nəzərdə tutulmuş fitnes zalıa gym intended for women only
    Bu sırf daxili işləridir.This is purely their internal issue.

Further reading

  • sırf” in Obastan.com.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صرف (ṣırf, pure, mere, sheer (said of that which is poor or bad)),[1][2] from Arabic صِرْف (ṣirf, pure, absolute, mere, clear), from صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, to turn, to divert, to turn away, to avert).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɯɾf/
  • Hyphenation: sırf

Adverb

sırf

  1. only, solely, nothing but
    Synonym: yalnızca
  2. completely, wholly
    Synonyms: tümüyle, tamamen

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صرف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1174
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صرف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 760
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sırf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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