Etymology

zarf

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Today it means: An ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup or teacup and insulate it from the hand of the drinker. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish ظَرْف ← Arabic ظَرْف ← Classical Persian ظَرْف
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  1. Urdu · derived fromظَرْف
  2. Hindi · derived fromज़र्फ़
  3. Hindustani · derived from
  4. Classical Persian · derived fromظَرْف
  5. Arabic · derived fromظَرْف
  6. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromظَرْف
  7. English todayzarf

Likely borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ظَرْف (zarf), ultimately from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf). Also influenced by Classical Persian ظَرْف (zarf) and Hindustani (Hindi ज़र्फ़ (zarf) / Urdu ظَرْف (zarf)).

Words from the same roots

Arabicظَرْف all →

zarph

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.