صراف

Arabic

Etymology

Occupational noun from the verb صَرَفَ (ṣarafa, to pay out, spend, change money), from the root ص ر ف (ṣ-r-f).

Noun

صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) m (plural صَرَّافُونَ (ṣarrāfūna), feminine صَرَّافَة (ṣarrāfa))

  1. moneychanger
  2. cashier
  3. banker
  4. grammarian

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: sərraf
  • Ladino: סאראף / saraf
  • Middle Armenian: սառաֆ (saṙaf)
  • Persian: صراف (sarâf) (see there for further descendants)
  • Uzbek: sarrof

Proper noun

صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf)

  1. a surname

References

Hijazi Arabic

صَرَّاف

Etymology

From Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaˈrːaːf/

Noun

صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) m (plural صَرَّافات (ṣarrāfāt))

  1. ATM, automated teller machine

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Noun

صراف (sarrâf)

  1. money changer

Descendants

  • Gujarati: સરાફ (sarāph)
  • Hindustani
    Hindi: सर्राफ़ (sarrāf), सराफ़ (sarāf)
    Urdu: صَرّاف
  • Maithili:
    Devanagari script: सराफ (sarāph)
    Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒩𑒰𑒤 (sarāpha)
  • Marathi: सराफ (sarāph)
  • Ottoman Turkish: صراف (sarraf), صرافان pl (sarrâfân)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਸਰਾਫ਼ (sarāf)
    Shahmukhi script: صَراف (ṣarāf)
  • Sindhi:
    Arabic script: صَرافُ
    Devanagari script: सराफ़ु
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