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

  • → Azeri: sərraf
  • → Ladino: סאראף / saraf
  • → Middle Armenian: սառաֆ (saṙaf)
  • → Persian: صراف (sarâf)
    • → Hindustani:
      Urdu: صراف (sarrāf)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: صراف (sarraf), صرافان pl (sarrâfân)
      • Turkish: sarraf

References

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