तरफ़
See also: तरफ, तारीफ़, and तरफ़ा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɾəf/, /t̪ə.ɾəpʰ/
Noun
तरफ़ • (taraf) f (Urdu spelling طرف)
- direction, side
- हवाई जहाज़ कौनसी तरफ़ जा रहा है?
- havāī jahāz kaunsī taraf jā rahā hai?
- Which way is the plane going?
- Synonym: ओर (or)
- side, edge; face
- side (of an argument), bias
- (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
- की तरफ़ (kī taraf)
- तरफ़दार (tarafdār, “partisan; revenue-collector”)
- तरफ़दारी (tarafdārī, “partisanship, bias; revenue-collection”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “तरफ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.