طرف دار

See also: طرفدار‎

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (tarafdār). By surface analysis, طرف‎ (taraf) +‎ دار‎ (-dār).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɾəf d̪ɑːɾ/

Adjective

طَرَف دار • (taraf dār) (Hindi spelling तरफ़दार)

taking a side; partial

Noun

طَرَف دار • (taraf dār) m (Hindi spelling तरफ़दार)

a party-man, partisan; a follower; a sectary; an assistant

Further reading

“دار طرف دار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
Platts, John T. (1884), “دار&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact طرف دار”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
“دار طرف دار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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