arif
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Persian حرف (harf), from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). The loss of the initial /ħ/ (in the Arabic word) or /h/ (in the Persian) is because these sounds have no close analogue in Crimean Tatar (the latter's /ɦ/ being too "soft"). The epenthetic introduction of the /i/ is because Crimean Tatar does not allow the word-final consonant cluster /rf/.
arif
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arif | arifler |
| genitive | arifniñ | ariflerniñ |
| dative | arifke | ariflerge |
| accusative | arifni | ariflerni |
| locative | arifte | ariflerde |
| ablative | ariften | ariflerden |
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