taraftar

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طرفدار (tarafdar), from Persian طرفدار (tarafdâr), from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “side”) +‎ Persian دار (-dâr). By surface analysis, taraf +‎ -dar.

Noun

taraftar (definite accusative taraftarı, plural taraftarlar)

  1. partisan; supporter

Antonyms
  • taraf (“side”)
  • (dialectal, Smyrna) taraf taraf aramak (“seek every nook and cranny”)

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taraftar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طرفدار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1237
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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