# taraf
## English
### Etymology

From Hindi तरफ़ (taraf).

### Noun

taraf (plural tarafs)
* A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.

#### Alternative forms

* tarf, tarruf, taruf, terf, teruf

#### Related terms

* tarafdar

## Albanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /taˈɾaf/
* Rhymes: -af

### Noun

taraf m (plural tarafe) (colloquial)
* side, faction (in a group of people)
    në tarafe ― into factions
* party, movement (group of people with common goals)
* (derogatory) group of friends that take always each other's side

#### Derived terms

* tarafllëk

### References

* ↑ Meyer, G. (1891) “taráf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 424
* ↑ Topalli, K. (2017) “taraf”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1447
* ↑ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “taraf”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 462

### Further reading

* “taraf”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1969

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

### Noun

taraf (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
* side

#### Derived terms

* tarafından
* tarafsız

## Cypriot Arabic

* Root
* t-r-f
* 1 term

### Etymology

From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

### Noun

taraf m (plural turfén)
* end, extremity

### References

* Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 322

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay taraf, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “end, tip, point, edge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈta.raf/
* Rhymes: -raf, -af, -f
* Hyphenation: ta‧raf

### Noun

taraf (plural taraf-taraf)
* class, degree, grade, level,
    Synonyms: derajat, mutu, tingkat, tingkatan
* position, status.
    Synonyms: kedudukan, martabat
* phase, stage.
    Synonym: stadium

#### Derived terms

* bertaraf
* menarafkan
* menyetarafkan
* penarafan
* setaraf
* taraf kematangan
* taraf kesukaran
* taraf prestasi

### Further reading

* “taraf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طرف (taraf), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /taˈraf/

### Noun

taraf n (plural tarafuri)
* folk band

#### Declension
### Further reading

* taraf in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طرف (“end; side, edge; vicinity; region”), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɑɾɑf]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ta‧raf

### Noun

taraf (definite accusative tarafı, plural taraflar or etraf)
* side; one half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
* side; a group of people of a certain allegiance or adherence. Usage examples: mother's side, German side in WWII, supporters/fans of a sports team, etc.
* (law) party; a person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

#### Derived terms

* taraflı
* tarafsız

#### Related terms

* bertaraf (“aside, out of the way”)
* etraf
* taraftar (“partisan, supporter”)

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taraf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

## Uzbek
### Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai طرف, from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf).

### Noun

Other scripts :
| Yangi Imlo | |
| Cyrillic | тараф‍ |
| Latin | ‍ |
| Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan) | |
taraf (plural taraflar)
* side