مصرف

Arabic

Root
ص ر ف (ṣ-r-f)

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the verb صَرَفَ (ṣarafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masˤ.rif/

Noun

مَصْرِف • (maṣrif) m (plural مَصَارِف (maṣārif))

1. bank (institution)

   Synonym: بَنْك (bank)

   الْمَصْرِف الْمَرْكَزِيّ ― al-maṣrif al-markaziyy ― The Central Bank

2. water channel, conduit
3. escape, way out

Declension

Declension of noun مَصْرِف (maṣrif)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْرِف maṣrif	الْمَصْرِف al-maṣrif	مَصْرِف maṣrif
Nominative	مَصْرِفٌ maṣrifun	الْمَصْرِفُ al-maṣrifu	مَصْرِفُ maṣrifu
Accusative	مَصْرِفًا maṣrifan	الْمَصْرِفَ al-maṣrifa	مَصْرِفَ maṣrifa
Genitive	مَصْرِفٍ maṣrifin	الْمَصْرِفِ al-maṣrifi	مَصْرِفِ maṣrifi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْرِفَيْن maṣrifayn	الْمَصْرِفَيْن al-maṣrifayn	مَصْرِفَيْ maṣrifay
Nominative	مَصْرِفَانِ maṣrifāni	الْمَصْرِفَانِ al-maṣrifāni	مَصْرِفَا maṣrifā
Accusative	مَصْرِفَيْنِ maṣrifayni	الْمَصْرِفَيْنِ al-maṣrifayni	مَصْرِفَيْ maṣrifay
Genitive	مَصْرِفَيْنِ maṣrifayni	الْمَصْرِفَيْنِ al-maṣrifayni	مَصْرِفَيْ maṣrifay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصَارِف maṣārif	الْمَصَارِف al-maṣārif	مَصَارِف maṣārif
Nominative	مَصَارِفُ maṣārifu	الْمَصَارِفُ al-maṣārifu	مَصَارِفُ maṣārifu
Accusative	مَصَارِفَ maṣārifa	الْمَصَارِفَ al-maṣārifa	مَصَارِفَ maṣārifa
Genitive	مَصَارِفَ maṣārifa	الْمَصَارِفِ al-maṣārifi	مَصَارِفِ maṣārifi

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of صَرَّفَ (ṣarrafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.sˤar.raf/

Adjective

مُصَرَّف • (muṣarraf) (feminine مُصَرَّفَة (muṣarrafa), masculine plural مُصَرَّفُونَ (muṣarrafūna), feminine plural مُصَرَّفَات (muṣarrafāt))

1. exchanged
2. drained

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصَرَّف (muṣarraf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَرَّف muṣarraf	الْمُصَرَّف al-muṣarraf	مُصَرَّفَة muṣarrafa	الْمُصَرَّفَة al-muṣarrafa
Nominative	مُصَرَّفٌ muṣarrafun	الْمُصَرَّفُ al-muṣarrafu	مُصَرَّفَةٌ muṣarrafatun	الْمُصَرَّفَةُ al-muṣarrafatu
Accusative	مُصَرَّفًا muṣarrafan	الْمُصَرَّفَ al-muṣarrafa	مُصَرَّفَةً muṣarrafatan	الْمُصَرَّفَةَ al-muṣarrafata
Genitive	مُصَرَّفٍ muṣarrafin	الْمُصَرَّفِ al-muṣarrafi	مُصَرَّفَةٍ muṣarrafatin	الْمُصَرَّفَةِ al-muṣarrafati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَرَّفَيْن muṣarrafayn	الْمُصَرَّفَيْن al-muṣarrafayn	مُصَرَّفَتَيْن muṣarrafatayn	الْمُصَرَّفَتَيْن al-muṣarrafatayn
Nominative	مُصَرَّفَانِ muṣarrafāni	الْمُصَرَّفَانِ al-muṣarrafāni	مُصَرَّفَتَانِ muṣarrafatāni	الْمُصَرَّفَتَانِ al-muṣarrafatāni
Accusative	مُصَرَّفَيْنِ muṣarrafayni	الْمُصَرَّفَيْنِ al-muṣarrafayni	مُصَرَّفَتَيْنِ muṣarrafatayni	الْمُصَرَّفَتَيْنِ al-muṣarrafatayni
Genitive	مُصَرَّفَيْنِ muṣarrafayni	الْمُصَرَّفَيْنِ al-muṣarrafayni	مُصَرَّفَتَيْنِ muṣarrafatayni	الْمُصَرَّفَتَيْنِ al-muṣarrafatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَرَّفِين muṣarrafīn	الْمُصَرَّفِين al-muṣarrafīn	مُصَرَّفَات muṣarrafāt	الْمُصَرَّفَات al-muṣarrafāt
Nominative	مُصَرَّفُونَ muṣarrafūna	الْمُصَرَّفُونَ al-muṣarrafūna	مُصَرَّفَاتٌ muṣarrafātun	الْمُصَرَّفَاتُ al-muṣarrafātu
Accusative	مُصَرَّفِينَ muṣarrafīna	الْمُصَرَّفِينَ al-muṣarrafīna	مُصَرَّفَاتٍ muṣarrafātin	الْمُصَرَّفَاتِ al-muṣarrafāti
Genitive	مُصَرَّفِينَ muṣarrafīna	الْمُصَرَّفِينَ al-muṣarrafīna	مُصَرَّفَاتٍ muṣarrafātin	الْمُصَرَّفَاتِ al-muṣarrafāti

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَصْرَف (maṣraf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mas.ˈɾaf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.ɾǽf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.ɾǽf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäs.ɾǽf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäs.ɾǽf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæs.ɹǽf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäs.ɾǽf]

Readings
Classical reading?	masraf
Iranian reading?	masraf
Tajik reading?	masraf

Dari	مصرف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	масраф

Noun

مصرف • (masraf) (plural مصارف (masâref) or مصرف‌ها (masraf-hâ))

1. consumption

   میزان مصرف ― mizân-e masraf ― consumption rate

Derived terms

• مصرف شدن (masraf šodan, “to be consumed”)
• مصرف کردن (masraf kardan, “to consume”)
• مصرفی (masrafi, “consumer, consumption-related”)