صرفا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَرْفًا (ṣarfan). By surface analysis, صرف (serf, “pure”) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [säɾ.fǽn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [säɾ.fǽn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [säɾ.fǽn]

Readings
Classical reading? sarfan
Dari reading? sarfan
Iranian reading? serfan
Tajik reading? sarfan

Adverb

صرفاً • (serfan)

  1. merely, only
    Synonyms: فقط (faqat), تنها (tanhâ)
    صرفاً یک علم نیست بلکه یک هنر است.
    serfan yek elm nist balke yek honar ast.
    It is not merely a science, but an art.
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