taraftar

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish طرفدار (tarafdar), from Persian طرفدار (tarafdâr), from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “side”) +‎ Persian ـدار (-dâr). By surface analysis, taraf +‎ -dar. === Noun === taraftar (definite accusative taraftarı, plural taraftarlar) partisan; supporter ==== Antonyms ==== tarafsız (“neutral”) ==== Related terms ==== taraf (“side”) (dialectal, Smyrna) taraf taraf aramak (“seek every nook and cranny”) === References === Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “taraftar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طرفدار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1237 Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN