şerefe

Turkish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃeɾeˈfe/
Hyphenation: şe‧re‧fe

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَرَّفَ (šarrafa, “to be noble, illustrious”).

Interjection

şerefe!

cheers (toast when drinking)

Related terms

şeref (“honour”)
yarasın

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish شرفه (şerefe), from Arabic شُرْفَة (šurfa, “veranda, balcony, battlement”).

Noun

şerefe (definite accusative şerefeyi, plural şerefeler)

gallery of a minaret, where the call to prayer is given
(archaic) battlement

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şerefe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شرفه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1122

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