saraf

== English == === Alternative forms === xaraffe, xaraffo, charaff, xaraf, xaroff, xeraffo, sarraf, saraff, serof, seraff (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈɹɑːf/ === Noun === saraf (plural sarafs) A provider of financial services in the Middle East and in South Asia, especially (historical) during the early modern and colonial period. ==== Hypernyms ==== banker, moneychanger, cashier, usurer ==== Derived terms ==== shroff, Saraf, Shroff === References === “saraf, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1909. === Anagrams === Afars, Safar == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsaraf/ [ˈsa.raf] Rhymes: -araf Syllabification: sa‧raf === Etymology 1 === From Malay saraf, from Arabic شَرَف (šaraf, “elevated place; eminence, dignity; honour”). The sense in medicine was coined by Komisi Istilah to translate English nerve and Dutch nerf. ==== Noun ==== saraf (plural saraf-saraf) (medicine) nerve ===== Alternative forms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Tetum: saraf === Etymology 2 === From Malay saraf, from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf). ==== Noun ==== saraf (plural saraf-saraf) (grammar, linguistics) inflection ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === “saraf”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Ladino == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf). === Noun === saraf m (Hebrew spelling סאראף) money changer ==== Related terms ==== saraf bashi (chief banker) == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic شَرَف (šaraf, “elevated place, eminence, dignity, honour”) === Pronunciation === === Noun === saraf (Jawi spelling سارف, plural saraf-saraf or saraf2) nerve (neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics) === Further reading === "saraf" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Tetum == === Etymology === Borrowed from Indonesian saraf (“nerve”), from Arabic شَرَف (šaraf, “elevated place; eminence, dignity; honour”). === Noun === saraf nerve Synonym: nervu === Further reading === Catharina Williams-van Klinken (2023), GLOSARIU termu saude ho mediku (Tetun/Ingles) [Tetun/English glossary of health and medical terms] (in Tetum), Dili: Dili Institute of Technology