Etymology

saraf

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Today it means: A provider of financial services in the Middle East and in South Asia, especially (historical) during the early modern and colonial period. Full definition →

Hindi सर्राफ़ ← Urdu صَرَّاف ← Classical Persian صَرَّاف
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saraf · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromصَرَّاف
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromصَرَّاف
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromصَرَّاف
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromसर्राफ़
  5. English todaysaraf

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Saraf · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromصَرَّاف
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromصَرَّاف
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromصَرَّاف“money charger”
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromसर्राफ़
  5. English todaySaraf

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf, “money charger”) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Words from the same roots

Hindiसर्राफ़ all →

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Urduصَرَّاف all →

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Classical Persianصَرَّاف all →

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Arabicصَرَّاف all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.