English
Saraf
Saraf comes from Hindi सराफ़ ‘money changer, banker’, and goes back to Arabic صَرَفَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentصَرَفَṣarafa‘to pay out, spend, change money’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentصَرَّاف‘moneychanger’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame form
- Hindic. 1500–presentसराफ़sarrāfas सर्राफ़‘money changer, banker’
- EnglishtodaySaraf
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentصَرَفَṣarafa‘to pay out, spend, change money’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentصَرَّاف‘moneychanger’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame form
- Hindic. 1500–presentसराफ़sarrāfas सर्राफ़‘money changer, banker’
- EnglishtodaySaraf
Every English word from Arabic صَرَفَ
Today it means
name A surname from Hindi, Urdu, Persian, or Arabic, of Indian usage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic صَرَفَ / Saraf