zarf

English
Three ornate cups in a row
Three zarfs holding small cups

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf), from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).

Noun

zarf (plural zarfs)

  1. An ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup and insulate it from the hand of the drinker.

Albanian

Etymology

Likely from Ottoman Turkish ظرف, from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf, “container”).

Noun

zarf m (plural zarfe, definite zarfi, definite plural zarfet)

  1. envelope

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zarf/

Noun

zarf n (plural zarfuri)

  1. (obsolete) metal support for the tea glass

Declension
Declension of zarf
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) zarf zarful (niște) zarfuri zarfurile
genitive/dative (unui) zarf zarfului (unor) zarfuri zarfurilor
vocative zarfule zarfurilor

References

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf), from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zârf/

Noun

zȁrf m (Cyrillic spelling за̏рф)

  1. zarf
  2. envelope
  3. armor, cover

Declension
Declension of zarf
singular plural
nominative zarf zarfovi
genitive zarfa zarfova
dative zarfu zarfovima
accusative zarf zarfove
vocative zarfe zarfovi
locative zarfu zarfovima
instrumental zarfom zarfovima

References
  • “zarf” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 647

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ظرف (zarf), from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf, “container”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zɑɾʲf]
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Noun

zarf (definite accusative zarfı, plural zarflar)

  1. envelope
  2. (grammar) adverb
    Synonym: belirteç

Declension
Inflection
Nominative zarf
Definite accusative zarfı
Singular Plural
Nominative zarf zarflar
Definite accusative zarfı zarfları
Dative zarfa zarflara
Locative zarfta zarflarda
Ablative zarftan zarflardan
Genitive zarfın zarfların

Derived terms
  • zarflamak

References
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