paraf

From Dutch paraaf, from French paraphe, from Latin paraphus.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpa.raf]
• Hyphenation: pa‧raf

paraf (plural paraf-paraf, first-person possessive parafku, second-person possessive parafmu, third-person possessive parafnya)

1. One's initials used as alternative for an autograph when signing.

• parap (Standard Malay)

• “paraf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /paˈraf/
• Hyphenation: pa‧raf
• Rhymes: -araf, -raf, -af

paraf (Jawi spelling ڤارف, plural paraf-paraf, informal 1st possessive parafku, 2nd possessive parafmu, 3rd possessive parafnya)

1. Obsolete form of parap.

• tandatangan

• paraffe

Borrowed from Medieval Latin paraphus or its etymon, Middle French paraffe, paraphe, shortening of paragraphe.

• IPA^(key): /paˈraf/, /ˈparaf/

paraf (uncommon, chiefly Late Middle English)

1. A paragraph.
2. A paragraph sign; a pilcrow.

• English: paraph

• “paraf, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From French paraphe.

paraf

1. One's initials used as alternative for an autograph when signing.

• “paraf”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu