Where does “arif” come from?

arif (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian حرف, from Arabic حَرْف — grammatical particle; letter of alphabet.

arif (Crimean Tatar): letter of the alphabet, character written or printed symbol or letter

Definitions

  1. letter of the alphabet, character written or printed symbol or letter

Ancestry of “arif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianحرفspeech; talk; letter
2Arabicحَرْفgrammatical particle; letter of alphabet
Every word from Arabic حَرْف →Every word from Persian حرف →