Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From سَوْفَ (sawfa, future tense marker), in as much as it is manifest that the greater distances, worth mention in antiquity, could only be overcome by factoring in future days.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ma.saː.fa/
  • (file)

Noun edit

مَسَافَة (masāfaf (plural مَسَافَات (masāfāt) or مَسَاوِف (masāwif))

  1. distance, interval
  2. day's journey, station

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: məsafə
  • Persian: مَسافَت (masâfat)
  • Swahili: masafa
  • Uzbek: masofa

References edit