*SET-U

English word origin

Etymology of Saraf

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf, “money charger”) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

1 source sectionExtended source reportWiktionary original ↗
In this entry · 1 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from Hindi, Urdu, Persian, or Arabic, of Indian usage.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf, “money charger”) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "root",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ص ر ف"
      },
      "expansion": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "bor+",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "inc-hnd",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Hindustani"
    },
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "सर्राफ़"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf)"
    },
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ur",
        "3": "صَرَّاف",
        "t": "money charger"
      },
      "expansion": "Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf, “money charger”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "صَرَّاف"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf)"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "صَرَّاف"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf)"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "सर्राफ़",
      "सर्राफ़#Hindi"
    ],
    [
      "صَرَّاف",
      "صراف#Urdu"
    ],
    [
      "صَرَّاف",
      "صراف#Persian"
    ],
    [
      "صَرَّاف",
      "صراف#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "name",
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Hindi, Urdu, Persian, or Arabic, of Indian usage."
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "recordId": "a7544f1c0a1499ce4b311cf0ca9243b6e2bc98315b30879415ca9e0c74164b39",
      "rawRecordSha256": "230237cbd946d55e63861995dc8cdeff7a53870fbc1df61af0fb8dce809c730b",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 7215124
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for Saraf →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger
Machine-source provenance
Source SHA-256
5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run
73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID
w-U2FyYWY