IN GREEK
ταρίφα
tarifa
fare, scale of charges, especially for taxis
IN TURKISH
tarife
tarife
timetable; tariff, rate schedule
WEAR THE WORD
ταρίφα in blue ink and tarife in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Shared from a third language
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish tarife mainly means a timetable, while Greek ταρίφα means a fare and gives slang ταρίφας, taxi driver.
- NOTES
- Arabic taʿrīf, notification, via Italian tariffa into both languages.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘ταρίφα / tarife’, entry 224, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/224-tarifa/. Accessed [day month year].