صرفا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِرْفًا (ṣirfan). By surface analysis, (sirf / serf, “pure”) +‎ (-an).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sir.ˈfan/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪɾ.fán]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪɾ.fán]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [siɾ.fán]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [seɹ.fǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [siɾ.fán]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sirfan
Dari reading^?	sirfan
Iranian reading^?	serfan
Tajik reading^?	sirfan

Adverb

صرفا • (sirfan / serfan) (Tajik spelling сирфан)

merely, only
Synonyms: see

serfan yek elm nist balke yek honar ast.
It is not merely a science, but an art.