English Explanatory Dictionary

saraf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A provider of financial services in the Middle East and in South Asia, especially (historical) during the early modern and colonial period.
name
  1. A surname from Urdu.

Pronunciation

/saˈɹɑːf/

Word forms

saraf sarafs xaraffe xaraffo charaff xaraf xaroff xeraffo sarraf saraff serof seraff

Etymology

From Urdu صراف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صراف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Derived words

shroff Saraf
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